worn't

English

Etymology

Variant of weren't.

Contraction

worn't

1. (largely obsolete, still found in some dialects, particularly in UK) Alternative spelling of weren't
   • c. 1872, John Hartley, Yorkshire Ditties, Second Series‎^[1]:

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

   • 1892 April 9, Punch, or the London Charivari‎^[2], volume 102:

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

   • 1904, Folk Tales Every Child Should Know‎^[3]:

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