nithered

/ˈnɪðəd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adj

"I did spend a couple o' nights out in the open but I got so bloody nithered I couldn't sleep. I daren't sleep any road, 'cause it were that bloody cold..."
"‘You'll be warm enough.’ ‘I bloody won't. I'm nithered now.’"
"Talk About Nithered! In several severe winters - 1739, 1880, 1963 - the Hardraw waterfall at Hawes had become a giant icicle, just under 100 feet long."
"I'm fair nithered, sat sittin' here in this bloody draught."

From nither + -ed.

more nithered (comparative) most nithered (superlative)

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How do you pronounce nithered?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪðəd/.

What does nithered mean?

Very cold; shrivelled with cold.

Where does nithered come from?

From nither + -ed.

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