divint

D2I1V4I1N1T1

adverb

do not, don't

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

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Meanings

adverbdivint (not comparable)
  1. CumbriaGeordienot comparabledo not, don't

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

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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