var mans niding

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of Old Norse hvers manns níðingr (“every man's nithing”), i.e., a person despised by all (for their misdeeds or cowardice).

Noun

var mans niding c

  1. (historical) an outcast, an outlaw
  2. (by extension) a person subject to widespread criticism

References

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