amn't

English

Etymology

am +‎ -n’t

Contraction

amn’t

1. (Ireland, Scotland) Contraction of am not.
   • 1904, Oliver St. John Gogarty, The Song of the Cheerful (but slightly Sarcastic) Jesus:

     If anyone thinks that I amn’t divine,
     He gets no free drinks when I’m making the wine

   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, OL 6238267M, ch. 15:

     Amn’t I with you? Amn’t I your girl?

Related terms

• an’t
• ain’t
• aren’t

Scots

Contraction

amn’t

1. Contraction of am not.