English

Alternative forms

• nithing

Noun

niding ‎(plural nidings)

1. (paganism) A derogatory term, a vile wretch, used in Heathenry.

References

• 1984 Futharc A Handbook of Rune Magic, Edred Thorsson, Samuel Weiser Inc, ISBN 0-87728-548-9, 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 978-0-595-38964-3, 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