worn't
English
Etymology
Variant of weren't.
Contraction
worn't
- (largely obsolete, still found in some dialects, particularly in UK) Alternative spelling of weren't
- c. 1872, John Hartley, Yorkshire Ditties, Second Series:
- It worn't long befoor he coom // To see ha matters stood;
- 1892 April 9, Punch, or the London Charivari, volume 102:
- Which on 'em was Oxford? The inside one. No, it worn't—they was outside.
- c. 1872, John Hartley, Yorkshire Ditties, Second Series:
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