worn't

worn't

English

Etymology

Variant of weren't.

Contraction

worn't

1. (largely obsolete, still found in some dialectal, particularly in Britain) Alternative spelling of weren't
   • (Can we date this quote?), John Hartley, Yorkshire Ditties, Second Series:

     It worn't long befoor he coom // To see ha matters stood;

   • 1892 April 9, Punch, or the London Charivari, volume 102:

     Which on 'em was Oxford? The inside one. No, it worn't—they was outside.

   • (Can we date this quote?), Folk Tales Every Child Should Know

     There worn't nothin' in it but a spinnin' wheel and a stool.