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niding.

nithing; a shameful dishonorable coward, specifically: the worst kind of villain (for example: child rapist, those who beat the weak); by extension: general insult

6 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. nithing; a shameful dishonorable coward, specifically: the worst kind of villain (for example: child rapist, those who beat the weak); by extension: general insult

    common-gender · derogatory · offensive · vulgar
  2. harsh criminal, villain, scoundrel, vile wretch, apostate (guilty of apostasy; dishonesty); originally an outlaw (criminal excluded from legal rights, who can be killed at will without legal penalty) in relation to crimes of honor, honesty and thereof

    common-gender · historical
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, nid + -ing, from Old Swedish nīþinger (nidh + -inger), from Old Norse níðingr (níð + -ingr), initially meaning “outlawed criminal” etc, a form of legal term in relation to crimes of honor, honesty and thereof. Earliest record from the 11th century, in the form of the runic genitive inflection ᚾᛁᚦᛁᚴᛋ (niþiks /⁠niðiŋs, nid͡hin͡gs⁠/). Cognate of Danish nidding (Old Danish nithing), Icelandic níðingur, English nithing.

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