nidder

== English == === Etymology === From a dialectal variant of nither, nether. === Verb === nidder (third-person singular simple present nidders, present participle niddering, simple past and past participle niddered) (transitive, Scotland) To keep down or under. (transitive, Scotland) To press hard upon; straiten (applied to bounds). (transitive, Scotland) To pinch or starve with cold or hunger; stunt in growth. (transitive, Scotland) To harass; grill; plague; annoy. === Anagrams === -ridden, Reddin, ridden, rinded == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German nider, from Old High German nidar, from Proto-West Germanic *niþer. Cognate with German nieder, Dutch neder, English nether, Icelandic niður. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnidɐ/ === Adverb === nidder down, downwards == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German nider, from Old High German nidar, from Proto-West Germanic *niþer. Compare German nieder, Dutch neder, English nether. === Adjective === nidder low down base