Nithered

//ˈnɪðəd// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Very cold; shrivelled with cold. Northern-England, Scotland

    "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..."

Example

More examples

"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..."

Etymology

From nither + -ed.

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