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Dont vs Dunt - What's the difference?

dont | dunt |

As contractions the difference between dont and dunt

is that dont is alternative form of don't|lang=en while dunt is eye dialect of don’t|lang=en.

As a noun dunt is

a stroke; a dull-sounding blow.

As a verb dunt is

to strike; give a blow to; knock.

dont

English

Contraction

(head)
  • (informal, nonstandard)
    • ----

    dunt

    English

    Alternative spellings

    *dun't (As a contraction)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) A stroke; a dull-sounding blow

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scotland) To strike; give a blow to; knock.

    • Contraction

    (en-cont)
  • (Yorkshire)

    • References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989 ----