niddering

niddering
niddering or nidering [nid′ər iŋ]
n.
popularized by SCOTT2 Sir Walter < error in printed text (1596) by WILLIAM OF MALMESBURY, for ME nithing (< ON nithingr), mean person, coward
Archaic coward; wretch
adj.
Archaic base; cowardly

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nid·der·ing (nĭdʹər-ĭng) n. Archaic
A cowardly person; a wretch.
  [Misreading of Middle English nithing, from Old English nīthing, from Old Norse nīdhingr, from nīdh, scorn.]

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  • niddering — or nidering [nid′ər iŋ] n. [popularized by SCOTT2 Sir Walter < error in printed text (1596) by WILLIAM OF MALMESBURY, for ME nithing (< ON nithingr), mean person, coward] Archaic coward; wretch adj. Archaic base; cowardly …   English World dictionary

  • niddering — 1. noun a coward 2. adjective cowardly …   Wiktionary

  • niddering — nid·der·ing …   English syllables

  • niddering — /ˈnɪdərɪŋ/ (say niduhring) Obsolete –noun 1. a cowardly or base person. –adjective 2. cowardly; base. Also, nidering. {erroneous variant of nithing, from Old Norse nīðingr villain} …  

  • niddering — …   Useful english dictionary

  • craven — adj 1. cowardly, poltroon, dastardly, base, recreant, Archaic. niddering, Archaic. caitiff; pusillanimous, timorous, timid, fearful, afraid, frightened, afraid of one s shadow, faint hearted, lily livered, white livered, Inf. chicken hearted, Inf …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • recreant — adj 1. cowardly, craven, dastardly, base, Archaic. niddering, Archaic. caitiff; pusillanimous, timorous, timid, nervous, fearful, afraid, scared, scary, frightened, afraid of one s shadow, cowering; spineless, weak, uncourageous, unmanly, weak… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • nidering — noun see niddering * * * nidering variant of niddering …   Useful english dictionary

  • nid|er|ing — «NIHD uhr ihng», noun, adjective. = niddering. (Cf. ↑niddering) …   Useful english dictionary

  • base — I n 1. stand, pedestal, rest, bed; support, prop, stay, brace; bottom, foot, Fr. fond, Archit. socle, Archit. plinth, Bot. caudex; foundation, principle, basis, footing, groundwork, substructure, substratum, understructure. 2. principal, essence …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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