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niddering
Niddering (noun) means (old-fashioned) A coward or a worthless, contemptible person.
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(old-fashioned) A coward or a worthless, contemptible person.
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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 printed as nidering in early editions of his works, and the Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) later popularised the word.
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Rhymes for niddering
peering
tapering
lowering
covering
offering
entering
altering
cheering
steering
uttering
ordering
towering
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What is the meaning of niddering?
"niddering" (noun) means (old-fashioned) A coward or a worthless, contemptible person.
What is another word for niddering?
Other words for "niddering" include nithing.
