Archaic or poetic contraction of 'had not'—used in old texts instead of the modern "hadn't."
Contraction of 'had' + 'not' without the apostrophe, common in early Modern English texts and poetry where contractions were formatted differently than in modern usage.
Seeing 'hadnt' without an apostrophe in old texts confused scholars for years—it wasn't a spelling error but a different convention when contractions weren't marked with apostrophes yet.
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