nae

[ ney ]
/ neɪ /
Scot. and North England

adverb

no1; not.

adjective

no2.

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Origin of nae

First recorded in 1715–25; variant of na

Words nearby nae

nadors, nadp, nadp+, nadph, nads, nae, naegeli syndrome, naething, naevus, naff, naff off
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British Dictionary definitions for nae

nae

na (nɑː)

/ (neɪ) /

determiner

a Scot word for no 1, not
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