† nidingn.adj.

Forms: 1600s–1800s niding, 1800s nidding.

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

Etymology: Alteration of nithing n., probably arising from editorial misreading (see note below). Compare niddering n. and adj.In quot. 1605 at sense A. Camden (citing William of Malmesbury) appears to have mistaken the letter ð (in niðing) for d, thus giving rise to the form niding.

Obsolete.

A. n.

= nithing n.

ΘΚΠ

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

nithingOE

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1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 28 Whosoever refused to come, should be reputed a Niding.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 333 Whosoeuer would not be reputed a Niding, should repaire to recouer Rochester Castle.

1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell xviii. 229 He is worthy to be called a Niding, one, the pulse of whose soule beates but faintly towards Heaven.

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Niding,..a despicable coward; a dastard.

1861 T. Parker Ten Sermons of Relig. (ed. 2) 80 With the Norsemen it was deemed a crime against society to forgive a grievous wrong, and ‘nidding’ is a word of contempt to this day.

1874 T. Bruce Summer Queen 148 To bondslave and low born knave And to the nidding too.

B. adj.

= nithing adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

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1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Niding, adj. [from nið, Saxon, vileness].

1770 T. Percy tr. P. H. Mallet Northern Antiq. I. ix. 218 In Denmark..they provoked a man to fight a duel, by calling him Niding or infamous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	niding
释义	† nidingn.adj. Forms: 1600s–1800s niding, 1800s nidding. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: nithing n. Etymology: Alteration of nithing n., probably arising from editorial misreading (see note below). Compare niddering n. and adj.In quot. 1605 at sense A. Camden (citing William of Malmesbury) appears to have mistaken the letter ð (in niðing) for d, thus giving rise to the form niding. Obsolete. A. n. = nithing n. 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 1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 28 Whosoever refused to come, should be reputed a Niding. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 333 Whosoeuer would not be reputed a Niding, should repaire to recouer Rochester Castle. 1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell xviii. 229 He is worthy to be called a Niding, one, the pulse of whose soule beates but faintly towards Heaven. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Niding,..a despicable coward; a dastard. 1861 T. Parker Ten Sermons of Relig. (ed. 2) 80 With the Norsemen it was deemed a crime against society to forgive a grievous wrong, and ‘nidding’ is a word of contempt to this day. 1874 T. Bruce Summer Queen 148 To bondslave and low born knave And to the nidding too. B. adj. = nithing adj. 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 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Niding, adj. [from nið, Saxon, vileness]. 1770 T. Percy tr. P. H. Mallet Northern Antiq. I. ix. 218 In Denmark..they provoked a man to fight a duel, by calling him Niding or infamous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1605
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