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wisnae

wisnae contraction: wasn't.

Contraction

wisnae

  1. (Scotland, contraction) wasn't
    • His head... his head... his face... it wisnae there. Nae black curly hair, nae eyes - I've never seen eyes sae blue as Joe's. Irises blue as yon sky. Blown tae smithereens... his gorgeous, bonny head, no there.2012 Spring, Gerda Stevenson, “Federer versus Murray”, in Salmagundi

Questions about wisnae

What does wisnae mean?
Wisnae means wasn't.
What part of speech is wisnae?
Wisnae is a contraction.

Words near wisnae in the dictionary

  1. Wisman
  2. Wismans
  3. Wismar
  4. Wismer
  5. Wismers
  6. wisnae
  7. Wisner
  8. Wisneski
  9. Wisneskis
  10. Wisnewski
  11. Wisnewskis

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