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单词 nither
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Definition of nither in English:

nither

verb ˈnɪðə
  • 1with object To chill or blast with cold.

  • 2no object To shiver or tremble with cold. Chiefly in pres. pple. See also nithering.

Origin

Old English (in an earlier sense). Cognate with Old Frisian -nithria, -netheria (in fornithria, fornetheria to spoil), Middle Dutch nederen, nedren, (regional) nideren (Dutch †nederen), Middle Low German nēderen, nedderen, neddergen, Old High German nidaren, nideren, niderren, etc. (Middle High German nideren, nidern, German †niederen, †niedern), Old Icelandic niðra, Norwegian (Nynorsk) nedra, Old Swedish nidhra (Swedish nedra), Danish nedre to bring down, mock from the same Germanic base as nether.

 
 

Definition of nither in US English:

nither

verbˈnɪðə
  • 1with object To chill or blast with cold.

  • 2no object To shiver or tremble with cold. Chiefly in pres. pple. See also nithering.

Origin

Old English (in an earlier sense). Cognate with Old Frisian -nithria, -netheria (in fornithria, fornetheria to spoil), Middle Dutch nederen, nedren, (regional) nideren (Dutch † nederen), Middle Low German nēderen, nedderen, neddergen, Old High German nidaren, nideren, niderren, etc. (Middle High German nideren, nidern, German † niederen, † niedern), Old Icelandic niðra, Norwegian (Nynorsk) nedra, Old Swedish nidhra (Swedish nedra), Danish nedre to bring down, mock from the same Germanic base as nether.

 
 
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