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11Níð — (Old Norse) (Anglo Saxon nith , Old High German (OHG) nid(d) , modern German form Neid , modern Low Saxon nied ) in ancient Germanic mythology was the constituting and qualifying attribute for people suspected of being a malicious mythological… …
12Nīþ — For the cursing pole, see Nithing pole. In historical Germanic society, nīþ (Old Norse: níð; Old English: nīþ, nīð); was a term for a social stigma implying the loss of honour and the status of a villain. A person affected with the stigma is a… …
13perniciously — adverb 1. in a noxiously baneful way this banefully poisoned climate • Syn: ↑banefully • Derived from adjective: ↑pernicious, ↑baneful (for: ↑banefully) 2. in a har …
14worm — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wyrm serpent, worm; akin to Old High German wurm serpent, worm, Latin vermis worm Date: before 12th century 1. a. earthworm; broadly an annelid worm b. any of numerous… …
15English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
16insidious — [[t]ɪnsɪ̱diəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is insidious is unpleasant or dangerous and develops gradually without being noticed. The changes are insidious, and will not produce a noticeable effect for 15 to 20 years... They focus on overt… …
17worm — [[t]wɜrm[/t]] n. 1) zool. any of numerous long, slender, soft bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the roundworms, platyhelminths, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, horsehair worms, and annelids 2) zool. (loosely) any of… …
18steal — v. & n. v. (past stole; past part. stolen) 1 tr. (also absol.) a take (another person s property) illegally. b take (property etc.) without right or permission, esp. in secret with the intention of not returning it. 2 tr. obtain surreptitiously… …
19Covertly — Cov ert*ly, adv. Secretly; in private; insidiously. [1913 Webster] …
20Creepingly — Creep ing*ly, adv. by creeping slowly; in the manner of a reptile; insidiously; cunningly. [1913 Webster] How slily and creepingly did he address himself to our first parents. South. [1913 Webster] …
