Definitions For Nowt

Etymology 1

Dialectal pronunciation of naught. Akin to {{cog, de, nichts}}.

Pronoun

{{en-pron}} (Northern England) naught, naught, nothing.

Synonyms

noot (Geordie)

Noun

NOWT (uncountable) (Northern England, Sussex, Berkshire) naught, naught, nothing.

Derived terms

shy bairns get nowt

Adverb

{{en-adv, -}} (Northern England) naught, naught, nothing.

Antonyms

owt

Etymology 2

From Middle English nowte, noute, nawte, naute, borrowed from {{der, en, non, naut}}, from {{der, en, gem-pro, *nautą}}. Cognate with {{cog, ang, nēat}}, {{cog, en, neat}}.

Alternative forms

{{alter, en, nolt, , dialectal or obsolete}}

Noun

NOWT (plural NOWTs) (Scotland, and, Northern England) An ox. (Scotland, and, Northern England) A herd of cattle. (figurative, Scotland, and, Northern England) A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn. }}

Anagrams

Town, town, wo'n't, won't, wont