\Ni"ding\ (n[imac]"d[i^]ng), n. [Written also {nithing}.]
[AS. n[imac][eth]ing, fr. n[imac][eth] wickness, malice,
hatred.]
A coward; a dastard; -- a term of utmost opprobrium. [Obs.]
      He is worthy to be called a niding.      --Howell.