niding

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnaɪdɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪdɪŋ

Noun

niding (plural nidings)

  1. (paganism, Heathenry, derogatory) A vile wretch.

References
  • 1984 Futharc A Handbook of Rune Magic, Edred Thorsson, Samuel Weiser Inc, →ISBN, page 151.
    niding: Developed from ON words nidh (insult) and nidhingr (a vile wretch).
  • 1997 Thunder issue 10 (Heathen Journal), How Sif Got Her Golden Hair, Thorskegga Thorn.
    You sheared my bride like a nithing you perverted bastard!
  • 2006 The Nature of Asatru, Mark Puryear, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 25.
    A disgraceful act, what some might call a sin, was known as a 'nid', and the person who committed it a 'niding'.

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse níð (defamation, honorless), later Old Norse níðingr (dishonest person). Cognate with Icelandic níðingur

Noun

niding m (definite singular nidingen, indefinite plural nidinger, definite plural nidingene)

  1. coward, rascal, scoundrel

References
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