What does nithered mean?
Nithered means (Scotland, Northern England) Very cold; shrivelled with cold..
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/ˈnɪðəd/ · adjective
(Scotland, Northern England) Very cold; shrivelled with cold..
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.
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Nithered means (Scotland, Northern England) Very cold; shrivelled with cold..
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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...
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