Definition of NIDDERING

niddering

Plural: nidderings

Noun

  • Synonym of nithing (“a coward, a dastard; a wretch”).

Adj

  • Synonym of nithing (“cowardly, dastardly; notoriously evil or wicked; infamous”).

Origin / Etymology

A variant of nithing, resulting from the letter eth (ð) in Early Middle English niðing in the writings of the English historian William of Malmesbury (c. 1095 – c.  1143) being mistaken for a d followed by a mark of suspension representing a letter that had been omitted as an abbreviation. This led to niðing being wrongly spelled as nidering in early printed versions of his works. The word was later popularized by the Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832).

Synonyms

nithing

Scrabble Score: 12

niddering: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
niddering: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
niddering: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

niddering: not valid in Words With Friends