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divint

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

do not, don't

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Cumbria, Geordie, not-comparable

Examples

  • "Divint gan near the Seghill mine". Lyric from the Northumbrian folk song Blackleg Miner

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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