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nae

[ ney ]

adverb

  1. no 1; not.


adjective

nae

/ neɪ; nɑː /

determiner

  1. a Scot word for no 1 not
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nae1

First recorded in 1715–25; variant of na
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Example Sentences

He talked away a wee while an' then put up a prayer; but there was nae consolation in't for onybody.

The bits o' weans gang aboot the hoose wonderin' at her, and she looks to them too, but ye'd think she'd nae interest in onything.

"There's nae word o' Mysie yet," said Nellie, when he came in, and her words seemed to shock him with their unexpectedness.

"Och, there's nae harm meant," returned Annie, taken aback by the old woman's admonition.

Dammit, hae ye nae common sense, swearin' an' jokin' about sic a thing!

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