niddering
a coward.
Origin of niddering
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How to use niddering in a sentence
A niddering who flies for his life at the first approach of danger is not fit to wield a sceptre in these lands.
The Last of the Vikings | John Bowling"Let but a man stir towards me and this spear flies through thy heart, niddering," cried Eric.
Eric Brighteyes | H. Rider HaggardIf so, I have been told both ways; in some visions, running like a niddering, in others standing firm as a pyramid.
Dariel | R. D. BlackmoreAs to Mr. William Morris, he might be fabled to render Α δειλοί “niddering wights,” but beyond that, conjecture is baffled.
Essays in Little | Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for niddering
a coward
cowardly
Origin of niddering
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