- naunt
- \\ˈnȧnt, -ā-, -ä-\ noun
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Etymology: alteration (resulting from incorrect division of mine aunt) of auntdialect chiefly England : aunt
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naunt — noun aunt, mine aunt … Wiktionary
naunt — aunt. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
Muckairn — MUCKAIRN, lately a quoad sacra parish, in the parish of Ardchattan, district of Lorn, county of Argyll, 12 miles (E. by N.) from Oban; containing, with the villages of Stonefield and Calnadaluck, 960 inhabitants. This parish, of which the name … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
N — in NICKNAME (Cf. nickname), NEWT (Cf. newt), and British dialectal naunt, the n belongs to a preceding indefinite article an or possessive pronoun mine. Other examples of this from Middle English manuscripts include a neilond ( an island, early… … Etymology dictionary
poynant — /poiˈnənt/ (Spenser, etc) adjective same as ↑poignant * * * poynant, naunt obs. ff. poignant … Useful english dictionary
nont — dial. variant of naunt. Antiq. in Ann. Reg. 147. Sheffield Gloss … Useful english dictionary
