nidderingn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈnɪd(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnɪd(ə)rɪŋ/

Forms: 1500s– nidering, 1800s nithering (irregular), 1800s– niddering.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: nithing n.

Etymology: Alteration of nithing n., apparently arising from editorial misreading (see note). Compare niding n. and adj.In the early printed text of William of Malmesbury's historical works (see quot. 1596 at sense A.) the letter ð (in niðing ) was apparently taken to represent the letter d followed by a mark of suspension, thus giving rise to the form nidering . Some examples may be taken either as a noun complement or as a predicative adjective. N.E.D. (1907) notes that the word appears to owe its continued currency to its use in the novels of Sir Walter Scott (see e.g. quot. 1819 at sense B.). With form nithering compare nithering n., and perhaps compare also nithering adj.

pseudo-archaic.

A. n.

A coward, a villain; an outlaw. Cf. nithing n. and adj. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > coward(s) > base or acknowledged coward

nithingOE

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niddering1596

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cur1600

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snool1718

dastardling1800

1596 in H. Savile Script. post Bedam 68 Iubet, vt compatriotas aduocent ad obsidionem venire, nisi si qui velint sub nomine Nidering, quod nequam sonat, remanere.

1664 H. Spelman Glossarium Niderling seu Nidering.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Niderling, Nidering,..an old English Word signifying a Coward, a sorry hen-hearted Fellow.

1864 G. W. Dasent Jest & Earnest (1873) I. 229 Though this was the deed of a niddering, it seems not to have raised the popular feeling against Sweyn so much as it ought.

1893 Athenæum 12 Aug. 226/1 It is difficult to be too severe with such a ‘nidering’.

a1915 S. Phillips Harold (1927) iv. ii. 89 The King who from the field of battle slunk, And saw afar his subjects die for him. Behold the nidering whose name was Harold!

B. adj.

Cowardly, base, despicable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > abjectly cowardly

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currishc1460

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turpid1867

cold-footed1944

Charley1954

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. xv. 220 A Saxon would have been held nidering..who should in his own hall, and while his own wine-cup passed, have treated..an unoffending guest as your highness has this day beheld me used.

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. iii. ii. 178 Siward can give no niddering counsel to his King.

1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags xxi I that have been weak and niddering.

1901 A. Austin Alfred the Great (ed. 5) ii. iii. 44 Should I..slink hence to Rome A niddering pilgrim?

1999 Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune (Nexis) 27 May a2 On the perjury and obstruction of justice articles, five and 10 niddering Republican senators, respectively, conspired to obstruct honest judicial closure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	niddering
释义	nidderingn.adj. Brit. /ˈnɪd(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnɪd(ə)rɪŋ/ Forms: 1500s– nidering, 1800s nithering (irregular), 1800s– niddering. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: nithing n. Etymology: Alteration of nithing n., apparently arising from editorial misreading (see note). Compare niding n. and adj.In the early printed text of William of Malmesbury's historical works (see quot. 1596 at sense A.) the letter ð (in niðing ) was apparently taken to represent the letter d followed by a mark of suspension, thus giving rise to the form nidering . Some examples may be taken either as a noun complement or as a predicative adjective. N.E.D. (1907) notes that the word appears to owe its continued currency to its use in the novels of Sir Walter Scott (see e.g. quot. 1819 at sense B.). With form nithering compare nithering n., and perhaps compare also nithering adj. pseudo-archaic. A. n. A coward, a villain; an outlaw. Cf. nithing n. and adj. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > coward(s) > base or acknowledged coward nithingOE crathona1400 cradden1513 dastarda1529 poltroona1529 sneaksby1580 craven1581 niddering1596 fazart1597 cur1600 niding1605 white-liver1614 nidderling1664 snool1718 dastardling1800 1596 in H. Savile Script. post Bedam 68 Iubet, vt compatriotas aduocent ad obsidionem venire, nisi si qui velint sub nomine Nidering, quod nequam sonat, remanere. 1664 H. Spelman Glossarium Niderling seu Nidering. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Niderling, Nidering,..an old English Word signifying a Coward, a sorry hen-hearted Fellow. 1864 G. W. Dasent Jest & Earnest (1873) I. 229 Though this was the deed of a niddering, it seems not to have raised the popular feeling against Sweyn so much as it ought. 1893 Athenæum 12 Aug. 226/1 It is difficult to be too severe with such a ‘nidering’. a1915 S. Phillips Harold (1927) iv. ii. 89 The King who from the field of battle slunk, And saw afar his subjects die for him. Behold the nidering whose name was Harold! B. adj. Cowardly, base, despicable. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > abjectly cowardly recrayedc1330 recreantc1330 craven?a1400 poor1425 currishc1460 fazart1508 soulless1568 dastardly1576 beastly1584 dastard1595 low-spirited1598 peaking1611 white meata1625 cur-like1627 snivelling1647 cravenly1653 base-mettled1681 niding1755 poltroonish1801 niddering1819 turn-tail1861 turpid1867 cold-footed1944 Charley1954 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. xv. 220 A Saxon would have been held nidering..who should in his own hall, and while his own wine-cup passed, have treated..an unoffending guest as your highness has this day beheld me used. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. iii. ii. 178 Siward can give no niddering counsel to his King. 1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags xxi I that have been weak and niddering. 1901 A. Austin Alfred the Great (ed. 5) ii. iii. 44 Should I..slink hence to Rome A niddering pilgrim? 1999 Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune (Nexis) 27 May a2 On the perjury and obstruction of justice articles, five and 10 niddering Republican senators, respectively, conspired to obstruct honest judicial closure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1596
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