Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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nithing .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A coward; a dastard; -- a term of utmost opprobrium.
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- noun paganism A derogatory term, a vile
wretch , used inHeathenry .
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Examples
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Den, som beder om frid, har 10 ej svärd, är din fiende ej; bön är valhallabarn, hör den bleknades röst, den är niding, som ger henne nej.
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Gluten can be removed from wheat flour by rinsing bread dough [dou] and kneading/niding/it until all of the starch is removed.
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[dou] and kneading/niding/it until all of the starch is removed.
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Om icke, Fritiof, är du var mans niding 170 och för din livstid fridlös i vårt land. "
Fritiofs Saga Esaias Tegn��r 1814
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Helge niding kvad den säkert över vågen, jag vill upp och se. "
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Gammerstang commented on the word niding
(noun) - A low, mean, contemptible, base wretch; formerly the most opprobrious word that could be applied to any body.
--Charles Mackay's Lost Beauties of the English Language, 1874
January 16, 2018