Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

divint

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-vint
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

do not, don't

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

Questions

What does divint mean?: do not, don't
Where does divint come from?: 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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