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Nithing
UK
/ˈnɪθɪŋ/
US
/ˈnɪθɪŋ/
Translation of "nithing" into Russian
Definitions
nithing
Noun
UK
/ˈnɪθɪŋ/
US
/ˈnɪθɪŋ/
A person regarded as despicable or morally reprehensible.
The villagers considered him a nithing for betraying their trust.
(historical) In Norse and early Germanic societies, an individual formally declared an outlaw, coward, or villain and consequently shunned by the community.
To carve a nithing pole was to proclaim the accused a nithing and cast him out of society.