inbye
Inside the house; inside an inner room of the houseInside the house; inside an inner room of the house.
Meaning
3 senses(Scotland, not comparable)Inside the house; inside an inner room of the house.
(Northern England, Scotland, not comparable)Near or nearest the house.
(not comparable)Belonging to the farm or croft; as opposed to common.
Origin
From in + by; from 18th century.From in + by; from 18th century.
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.