nithing

Meanings

Noun

• A coward, a dastard; a wretch.
• A wicked person; also, one who has acted immorally or unlawfully.

Adjective

• Cowardly, dastardly.
• Notoriously evil or wicked; infamous.

Origin

• The English word is cognate with Danish nidding, Late Latin nidingus, nithingus, Middle High German nīdinc, nīdunc (modern German Neiding), Old Norse níðingr (Icelandic níðingur, Norwegian niding), Old Swedish nīþinger (modern Swedish niding).