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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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