"disna" meaning in English

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Contraction

Etymology: From Scots. Head templates: {{head|en|contraction}} disna
  1. (Scotland, colloquial) does not Tags: Scotland, colloquial, contraction
    Sense id: en-disna-en-contraction-AyD7NoKt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Scottish English

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          "ref": "1884, Mary Charlotte J. Leith, From over the water, page 328",
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          "ref": "1906, “The Auld Lads of Corrievreckan”, in The Idler: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine, volume 28, page 145",
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          "ref": "1923, “Olfaction and Public Health”, in Aromatics and the Soul: A Study of Smells, page 10",
          "text": "the East is just a smell ! It begins at Port Said and disna stop till ye come to San Francisco, … if there !",
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