nae
Highlands dialect denial
Nae is the Scottish dialect word for no, used both as a determiner and an adverb.
It appears in familiar expressions that have spread beyond Scotland, such as nae bother (no problem) and nae worries.
The word shows up in Robert Burns and other Scottish literature, and remains common in everyday Scottish speech: I've got nae idea what you're on about.
couldnae
Scottish dialect negation
decline
Decrease or refuse
dismissal · veto · refusal · turndown · knockback · thumbs-down · spurning · nix · repudiation · disallowance