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divint

divint adverb: do not, don't.

Adverb

divint (not comparable)

  1. (Cumbria, Geordie) do not, don't
    • "Divint gan near the Seghill mine". Lyric from the Northumbrian folk song Blackleg Miner

Origin of divint

Contraction of the Geordie dee (“do”) + not. Cognate with Scots divvent. Also dinna in parts of Scotland and the north-east of England.

Questions about divint

What does divint mean?
Divint means do not, don't.
What part of speech is divint?
Divint is an adverb.

Words near divint in the dictionary

  1. divinizing
  2. divinor
  3. divinors
  4. divinour
  5. divinours
  6. divint
  7. Divinubo
  8. divinyl
  9. divinylacetylene
  10. divinylbenzene
  11. divinylbenzenes

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