Middle English Dictionary Entry
noght-ne interrogative particle
Entry Info
Forms | noght-ne interrogative particle |
Etymology | From nought adv. & ne adv.; modeled after L nonne. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Shall it not be?
Associated quotations
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)59.11 : Vntil Ydume wha sal lede me? Noghtne [L Nonne] þou, god, þat output vs swa?