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didna

UK/ˈdɪdnə/

didna contraction: did not.

Contraction

didna

  1. (Scotland, contraction) did not
    • And he gi'ed him anither shake--then, laying haud of his nose, he swore that he would pu't as lang as a cow's tail, if he didna that instant restore him his lost property.1827, Various, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10
    • Don't ye remember I wore it to the picnic? an' then it didna suit, an' I put it back in the box.1888, Helen Hunt Jackson, Between Whiles

Forms of didna

alternative formdidnae

Origin of didna

Borrowed from Scots didna.

Questions about didna

What does didna mean?
Didna means did not.
What part of speech is didna?
Didna is a contraction.
How do you pronounce didna?
Didna is pronounced /ˈdɪdnə/ (UK).

Words near didna in the dictionary

  1. didn'
  2. didn't
  3. didn't used to
  4. didn'tcha
  5. didn'tchya
  6. didna
  7. didnae
  8. didncha
  9. didnt
  10. didntcha
  11. didny

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