different between nicing vs niding

English

Verb

nicing

1. present participle of nice

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?na?d??/
• Rhymes: -a?d??

Noun

niding (plural nidings)

1. Alternative spelling of nithing

Adjective

niding (comparative more niding, superlative most niding)

1. Alternative spelling 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)

1. 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)

1. scoundrel; a despicable person

References

• “niding” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.