- niddering
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niddering
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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 … Universalium
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 — /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
