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niddering definition

nid·der·ing or nidering nid′·er·ing (nid′ər iŋ)

noun

Archaic coward; wretch

Etymology: popularized by Sir Walter Scott < error in printed text (1596) by William of Malmesbury, for ME nithing (< ON nithingr), mean person, coward

adjective

Archaic base; cowardly

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