Scottish word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
From Old English 'na,' a contraction of 'ne' (not) and 'a' (one). It remained as a dialect word in Scotland while standard English evolved different forms.
Scottish English preserved 'nae' while modern English developed 'no,' which is why if you watch Scottish films or read Robert Burns poetry, you'll hear this ancient negation that English speakers used a thousand years ago.
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