didna

D2I1D2N1A1
UK/ˈdɪdnə/

contraction

did not

RareScrabble 7

Meanings

contraction

alternative didnae

  1. Scotlandcontractiondid not

    When I said that a man's name was on a bullet, I didna mean that it was written there."

    1917, John Hay Beith, All In It: K(1) Carries On
    2 more examples

    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

Origin

  1. Scotsdidna
  2. Englishdidna

Borrowed from Scots didna.

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Cite this entry
APA

didna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/didna

MLA

“didna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/didna. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “didna,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/didna.

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