"nearhand" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈnɪə(ɹ).hand/ [UK] Forms: more nearhand [comparative], most nearhand [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English nerhand, nerehand, nerehonde, equivalent to near + hand. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nerhand}} Middle English nerhand, {{com|en|near|hand}} near + hand Head templates: {{en-adj}} nearhand (comparative more nearhand, superlative most nearhand)
  1. Nearby; close at hand; nigh; adjacent.
    Sense id: en-nearhand-en-adj-ojjmd5U2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 0 11 4 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 35 0 35 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 0 8 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 0 4 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: /ˈnɪə(ɹ).hand/ [UK]
Etymology: From Middle English nerehand, nerhond, nerehande, equivalent to near + hand. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nerehand}} Middle English nerehand, {{com|en|near|hand}} near + hand Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} nearhand (not comparable)
  1. (now dialectal) Nearly. Tags: dialectal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nearhand-en-adv-2TJE-Yzk
  2. (now dialectal) Nearby; near at hand. Tags: dialectal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nearhand-en-adv-nWu6HfXA Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 35 0 35 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

IPA: /ˈnɪə(ɹ).hand/ [UK]
Etymology: From Middle English nerhand, nerehand, nerhande, from the adverb (above). Equivalent to near + hand. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nerhand}} Middle English nerhand, {{com|en|near|hand}} near + hand Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} nearhand, {{en-prep}} nearhand
  1. (now dialectal) Nearby. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-nearhand-en-prep-JiZxdCKa Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 35 0 35 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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