I had read just enough from TNH to decide I didn't want to spend my time on her blog (pretty much the same went for her husband's). I followed a link from someone else to her post and thought, "That's a really strange word to use" without taking it any further at the time.

I hadn't been aware of the usage and connotations in other Germanic languages, and I've just now read your reply above and the post you linked to, having missed it the first time. I didn't know "nithing" was in current use, and I appreciate your post on insanejournal; I've certainly learned from it.