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nort

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See also: nórt

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

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Pronoun

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nort

  1. nothing

East Central German

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Alternative forms

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Adverb

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nort

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) then, after that
    On wenn de Schwarzbeer zeitig sei, de Saasen klinge, wie duftig richt nort's Hei, nort ka mer in de Schwamme gieh. (1927, Anton Günther)
    And when the blackberries are early, the scythes are ringing, how fragrant the hay then smells, then you can go into the woods.
    Asst net suviel, nort gibts nuch Kaffee.
    Don't eat so much, after that we'll have coffee.

Further reading

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  • https://www.erzgebirgisch.de/n.nort_1.wort
  • Gerhard Heilfurth: Der erzgebirgische Volkssänger Anton Günther. Leben und Werk. P. 112 'Arzgebirg wie bist du schie!' and P. 201, Worterklärungen: „nort = dann“
  • Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 92

Gullah

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From English north.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nort

  1. north

Coordinate terms

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compass points: compass pine dem:  [edit]

nortwes nort norteas
wes eas
soutwes sout souteas

References

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  • Virginia Mixson Geraty, Gulluh fuh oonuh: Gullah for You (1997)
  • De Nyew Testament[2], Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc., 2025

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old English norþ (north).

Adverb

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nort

  1. north

Descendants

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  • Middle French: nord
  • Norman: nord (Guernésiais)

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Dutch noord.

Adjective

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nort

  1. north