wadna

American  

[wahd-nuh] / ˈwɑd nə /

Scot.

1. contraction of would not.

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Etymology

Origin of wadna

wad, variant of would ¹ + na

Example Sentences

"Weel, a' wadna gang quite sae faur as to say that; but a' doot ye hay'na exactly hit."

From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various

I wadna hae kent ye; you were but a bit gilpie then.

From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon

Wha could hae thocht it, and a’ own to a wheen chucky-stones that I wadna hae gi’en a button for!”

From In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism by Stables, Gordon

For a' that she could do or say, Appeased he wadna be, But for the words which she had said, Young Waters he maun dee.

From The Romantic Scottish Ballads: Their Epoch and Authorship by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

"If my love were an earthly knight, As he's an elfin grey, I wadna gie my ain true love For nae lord that ye hae."

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various