worn't

A form of weren't

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Meanings

contraction
  1. alternativecontractionlargely obsolete; still found in some dialects; particularly in UK; largely obsolete; still found in some dialects; particularly in UKAlternative spelling of weren't.

    It worn't long befoor he coom // To see ha matters stood;

    c. 1872, John Hartley, Yorkshire Ditties, Second Series
    2 more examples

    Which on 'em was Oxford? The inside one. No, it worn't—they was outside.

    1892 April 9, Punch, or the London Charivari, volume 102

    There worn't nothin' in it but a spinnin' wheel and a stool.

    1904, Folk Tales Every Child Should Know

Origin

Variant of weren't.

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APA

worn't. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worn't

MLA

“worn't.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worn't. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “worn't,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worn't.

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