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Nowt

//naʊt// adv, noun, pron

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Naught, nothing. Northern-England, not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    Naught, nothing. Northern-England, uncountable
  2. 2
    An ox. Northern-England, Scotland
  3. 3
    A herd of cattle. Northern-England, Scotland
  4. 4
    A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn. Northern-England, Scotland, figuratively

    "A hunner guineas for the heid o' that nowt Renwick, and him no' sae very far awa' frae your very nose at this meenit."

Pronoun
  1. 1
    Naught, nothing. Northern-England

    "Today I have achieved absolutely nowt / In just being out of the house, I've lost out"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Dialectal pronunciation of naught. Akin to West Frisian neat (“nothing”), German nichts (“nothing”).

Etymology 2

Dialectal pronunciation of naught. Akin to West Frisian neat (“nothing”), German nichts (“nothing”).

Etymology 3

Dialectal pronunciation of naught. Akin to West Frisian neat (“nothing”), German nichts (“nothing”).

Etymology 4

From Middle English nowte, noute, nawte, naute, borrowed from Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic *nautą. Cognate with Old English nēat, English neat.

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