niding
“niding” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
- nithing; a shameful dishonorable coward, specifically: the worst kind of villain (for example: child rapist, those who beat the weak); by extension: general insult
- 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
Etymology
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…
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