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Niding vs Riding - What's the difference?

niding | riding |

As nouns the difference between niding and riding

is that niding is a derogatory term, a vile wretch, used in Heathenry while riding is a path cut through woodland.

As a verb riding is

present participle of lang=en.

niding

English

Alternative forms

* nithing

Noun

(en noun)
  • (paganism) A derogatory term, a vile wretch, used in Heathenry.

    • References

    * 1984 Futharc A Handbook of Rune Magic, Edred Thorsson, Samuel Weiser Inc, 0-87728-548-9, page 151. *: niding: Developed from ON words nidh (insult) and nidhingr (a vile wretch). * 1997 Thunder issue 10 (Heathen Journal), How Sif Got Her Golden Hair, Thorskegga Thorn. *: You sheared my bride like a nithing you perverted bastard! * 2006 The Nature of Asatru, Mark Puryear, iUniverse, ISBN-13:978-0-595-38964-3, page 25. *: A disgraceful act, what some might call a ''sin'', was known as a 'nid', and the person who committed it a 'niding'.

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    riding

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • A path cut through woodland.
  • The act of one who rides; a mounted excursion.
  • * 1853 , Charlotte Mary Yonge, The Heir of Redclyffe (volume 1, page 95)
    • I like nothing better than to hear of your ridings , and shootings, and boatings.
  • (obsolete) A festival procession.
    • (Chaucer)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) * (wikipedia riding)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Historically]], one of the three administrative divisions of Yorkshire and some other northern [[county, counties of England.
  • (Canada) Electoral district or constituency.

    • Derived terms

    * (Canada) riding association

    See also

    * wapentake

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