níðingr

== Old Norse == === Alternative forms === ᚾᛁᚦᛁᚴᛦ (niþikʀ /⁠niðiŋʀ, nithingr⁠/) niþingr === Etymology === By surface analysis, níð +‎ -ingr. Earliest record from the 11th century, in the form of the runic genitive inflection ᚾᛁᚦᛁᚴᛋ (niþiks /⁠niðiŋs, nid͡hin͡gs⁠/). Cognate of English nithing, among more. === Noun === níðingr n (vulgar, derogatory, offensive) shameful dishonorable coward (law) harsh criminal, villain, scoundrel, vile wretch, apostate (guilty of apostasy; dishonesty), in relation to crimes of honor, honesty and thereof; originally an outlaw (criminal excluded from legal rights, who can be killed at will without legal penalty) ==== Derived terms ==== níðingskapr níðingsnafn níðingsorð níðingsráð níðingssǫk níðingsverk níðingsvíg ==== Related terms ==== níð níða níðandi ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: níðingur Old Danish: nithing Danish: nidding Old Swedish: niþinger, niðinger, nidhinger, nidinger Swedish: niding