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nane

American  
[neyn] / neɪn /

pronoun

Scot.
  1. none.


nane British  
/ nen /

pronoun

  1. a Scot word for none 1

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Two girls drawing a clock in chalk on the schoolyard pavement counted off one, two, three in Manx: nane, jees, tree.

From New York Times Nov. 24, 2022

Wi' mercies temp'ral and divine, That I for grace and gear may shine, Excell'd by nane, And a' the glory shall be Thine, Amen, Amen!

From Time Magazine Archive

If the Deil did have any luggage aboord the ship, I’m thinkin’ it was nane ither than that same!”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

"I'll hae nane o' your gowd, Nor either o' your fee; But I will hae your ain bodie, The king has grantit me."

From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various

Tak heid that nane that is heir se it, for all the warld will knaw it, becaus for haist it was made in yair presence.

From Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 by Various

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