divint
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Contraction of the Geordie dee (“do”) + not. Cognate with Scots divvent. Also dinna in parts of Scotland and the north-east of England.
Adverb[edit]
divint (not comparable)
- (Geordie) do not, don't
- "Divint gan near the Seghill mine". Lyric from the Northumbrian folk song Blackleg Miner