- The
negative particle is na,
sometimes spelled nae, e.g.
canna ("can't"),
daurna ("daren't"),
michtna ("mightn't").: 115
Adverbs usually take the same form...
- can, can't can,
canna could, couldn't coud,
coudna dare, daren't daur,
daurna did, didn't did,
didna do, don't dae, daena/dinna had, hadn't haed, haedna...
- verb
forms is
given in the
tables below. The
sample verb is
intransitive dauṛnā "to run", and the
sample inflection is 3rd. masc. sg. (P = e, A = ā) where...
- we stang'd her
through the place, An' hurt her spleuchan; For
whilk we
daurna show our face,
Within the clachan. An' now we're dern'd in dens and hollows...
