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nid⋅der⋅ing

[nid-er-ing]
–noun Archaic.
a coward.
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nid·der·ing   (nĭd'ər-ĭng)   
n.   Archaic
A cowardly person; a wretch.

[Misreading of Middle English nithing, from Old English nīthing, from Old Norse nīdhingr, from nīdh, scorn.]
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