- owt or nowt
- Mawdesley Glossaryanything or nothing.
English dialects glossary. 2013.
owt or nowt
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hear all, see all, say nowt, tak’ all, keep all, gie nowt, and if tha ever does owt for nowt do it for thysen — A proverb now traditionally associated with Yorkshire, with numerous variant forms. The precepts make up the caricature of the Yorkshireman as seen by detractors: canny, dour (say nowt = say nothing), grasping (gie nowt = give nothing), and… … Proverbs new dictionary
owt — see hear all, see all, say nowt, tak’ all, keep all, gie nowt, and if tha ever does owt for nowt do it for thysen you don’t get something for nothing … Proverbs new dictionary
nowt — see there’s nowt so queer as folk when in doubt, do nowt hear all, see all, say nowt, tak’ all, keep all, gie nowt, and if tha ever does owt for nowt do it for thysen … Proverbs new dictionary
Nowt — This is Yorkshire for nothing. Similarly owt is Yorkshire for anything. Hence the expression you don t get owt for nowt . Roughly translated as you never get anything for nothing or there s no such thing as a free lunch … The American's guide to speaking British
Owt — This is Yorkshire for anything. Similarly nowt is Yorkshire for nothing. Hence the expression you don t get owt for nowt . Roughly translated as you never get anything for nothing or there s no such thing as a free lunch … The American's guide to speaking British
nowt — I Cumbrian Dictionary (pronoun. nowt) nothing. e.g. Thes nowt better un lowpin ower yats = There is nothing better than jumping over gates. See also owt. II Mawdesley Glossary 1. nought, nothing. 2. naughty, wicked … English dialects glossary
owt — I Cumbrian Dictionary ( n owt) anything, e.g. Av nivver sin nowt like yon = Never have I seen anything such as that before. II Mawdesley Glossary ought, anything. III Hartlepool Slang any thing IV North Country (Newcastle) Words any thing … English dialects glossary
nowt — 1. pronoun /naʊt,nəʊt/ naught, nothing Syn: noot 2. noun /naʊt,nəʊt/ a) naught, nothing b) … Wiktionary
List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
you don’t get something for nothing — A variant of this, originally from the north country, runs you don’t get owt [anything] for nowt [nothing]. Cf. 1845 DISRAELI Sybil I. I. v. To do nothing and get something formed a boy’s ideal of a manly career. 1870 P. T. BARNUM Struggles &… … Proverbs new dictionary
