Definition of "inbye" in Englisch

adjective

1. (Scotland) Inside the house; inside an inner room of the house.

2. (Scotland, Northern England, of farmland) Near or nearest the house.

3. (law, Scottish land law) Belonging to the farm or croft; as opposed to common.

adverb

1. (obsolete, Scotland) Towards or into the house; into an inner room of the house.

2. (mining) Towards the coal face.