Old English · noun
niþing
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈniː.θinɡ/[ˈniː.ðiŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈniː · θinɡ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- villainnithing
Meaning
-
villain, vile person
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *nīþą (“envy, hate, malice”). Cognate with Old Norse níðingr.
Descendants
nithing
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