Nyȝ

adv. nigh, nearly, W, W2; see Neih . A Concise Dictionary of Middle English, by A. L. Mayhew and Walter W. Skeat o. **O** num. one, a, S; see Oon . **O** adv. ever, aye, always, S; oo , S2, NED; a , S; aa , S. Comb. : a buten , ever without, S, SkD (s.v. aye ); a bute , S; for ay and oo , for ever and ever, NED.—AS. a (for áwa ); cp. Goth. aiw , ever. Cf. Ay .