English Dictionary

nithing

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈnaɪðɪŋ/

名詞

古語

(archaic) A coward, a dastard; a wretch. / (archaic) A wicked person; also, one who has acted immorally or unlawfully.

日本語の意味

臆病者、卑怯者（弱虫、卑劣な人） / 悪人、不道徳あるいは非合法な行為を行った者

The captain called him a nithing for abandoning his post in the face of danger.

危険に直面して任務を放棄したことで、隊長は彼を臆病者と呼んだ。

意味（1）

(archaic) A coward, a dastard; a wretch.

[W]hen there was a daungerous rebellion againſt King William Rufus and Rocheſter Caſtle then the moſt important & ſtrongeſt fort of this Realm was ſtowtly kept againſt him, after that he had but proclaimed that his ſubjects ſhould repaire thither to his Campe, vpon no other penaltie, but that whoſoeuer refuſed to come, ſhould be reputed a Niding: they ſwarmed to him immediatly from all ſides in ſuch numbers, that he had in a few daies an infinite Armie, and the rebells therewith weere ſo terrified, that they forthwith yeelded.

意味（2）

(archaic) A wicked person; also, one who has acted immorally or unlawfully.

And for the moment, though he [Sweyn II of Denmark] escaped as usual to Baldwin [V, Count of Flanders]'s land and dwelt at Bruges, he was solemnly proclaimed a nithing or vile person (the most ignominious term in the Teutonic vocabulary) by the whole host, with the king, his brother-in-law, at their head.

nithings （ plural ）