niding

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈnaɪdɪŋ/ Rhymes: -aɪdɪŋ === Noun === niding (plural nidings) Alternative form of nithing. === Adjective === niding (comparative more niding, superlative most niding) Alternative form of nithing. === References === 1984 Futharc A Handbook of Rune Magic, Edred Thorsson, Samuel Weiser Inc, →ISBN, page 151. niding: Developed from ON words nidh (insult) and nidhingr (a vile wretch). 1997 Thunder issue 10 (Heathen Journal), How Sif Got Her Golden Hair, Thorskegga Thorn. You sheared my bride like a nithing you perverted bastard! 2006 The Nature of Asatru, Mark Puryear, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 25. A disgraceful act, what some might call a sin, was known as a 'nid', and the person who committed it a 'niding'. === Anagrams === dining, indign == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse níðingr (“honorless person”), from Old Norse níð (“defamation; honorless”). The word is cognate with Icelandic níðingur, Swedish niding. === Noun === niding m (definite singular nidingen, indefinite plural nidinger, definite plural nidingene) coward, rascal, scoundrel === References === “niding” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse níðingr. Cognates include Danish nidding, Icelandic níðingur and English nithing. === Noun === niding m (definite singular nidingen, indefinite plural nidingar, definite plural nidingane) scoundrel; a despicable person === References === “niding” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === 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 nithing), Icelandic níðingur, English nithing. === Noun === niding c (vulgar, derogatory, offensive) nithing; a shameful dishonorable coward, specifically: the worst kind of villain (for example: child rapist, those who beat the weak); by extension: general insult (historical) 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 ==== Usage ==== A less common insult which is considered severely gross and very rude. Albeit rare, due to its severity, today, it is sometimes specifically avoided where confusion could potentially occur with the somewhat phonetically similar tabo insult, “negro” (Swedish: neger), and the like, such as confrontations with non-natives or youths which can be unfamiliar with the word. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== nidingsdåd (“act of villainy; the act of a niding”) nidingsstång nidingsstöld nidingsverk (“gross crime”) oniding (“non-niding”) var mans niding (“outlaw”) === References === niding in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) niding in Svensk ordbok (SO) niding in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)