niddering
1 synonym for niddering, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — (old-fashioned) A coward or a worthless, contemptible person.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Niddering is a variant of nithing. It arose because the letter eth (ð) in the Early Middle English niðing, as used in the writings of the English historian William of Malmesbury (c. 1095 – c. 1143), was mistaken for a d followed by a mark of suspension standing for an omitted letter. This caused niðing to be wrongly pr...
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