nane

[ neyn ]

/ neɪn /

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pronoun, adverb, adjective Scot.

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Words nearby nane

NAND circuit, Nandi, nandina, nandrolone, nanduti, nane, Nanette, nang, Nanga Parbat, Nanhai, nanism

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How to use nane in a sentence

He that borrows and bigs, maks feasts and thigs, drinks an's no dry,—nane o' these three are thrifty.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop
The auld moil was nane so weel furnished i' the heid, but bairnies and beasts were unco' fond o' 'im.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
Canna ye rejice wi' them that rejice, noo that ye hae nane to greit wi', Maggie, my doo?
Salted With Fire|George MacDonald
And some o them didna like it sair, tho nane o them had courage to tell her sae, but Anny Graham o Duntrune.
Spare Hours|John Brown

I had wrought nane to speak o' for ten years before, and my hands were quite oot o' use.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17|Alexander Leighton

British Dictionary definitions for nane

nane

/ (nen) /

pronoun

a Scot word for none 1

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