| 释义 |
nith·er
I. \ˈnithə(r)\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English nitheren, from Old English nitherian; akin to Old High German nideren to lower, debase, Old Norse nithra to lower; all from a prehistoric North Germanic-West Germanic verb derivative from the root of Old English nither down — more at nether
chiefly Scotland
1. : debase, humiliate
2. : blast, blight
< nithered plants >
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin
chiefly Scotland : to shiver or tremble especially with cold
III.
dialect
variant of neither |