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nither

British  
/ ˈnaɪðə /

verb

  1. dialect to shiver

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"No, nor it's not mine, nither," said the 'squire.

From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney

Well, zune us gets out, though ai caan't tall'ee whur tu 'twas, and ai caan't tall'ee what us did nither, vur me 'aid was gwaine round an' round and aachin' vit to burst.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-11-17 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

Young girls are like timorsome birds; they do not over-relish being hurried or spoken harshly to nither.

From Pathfinder; or, the inland sea by Cooper, James Fenimore

An' I heard tell o' her man's death, but I hadna seen nither since they went herdin' ower the Carter Bar.

From Border Ghost Stories by Pease, Howard

"I'd 'ave sooner had 'un of anybody else," said he, "but thur war nur anuther to be had, and it bean't such a bad 'un nither, only Measter Humphreys be hardish in the mouth."

From The Toilers of the Field by Jefferies, Richard