nowt

Etymology 1

Dialectal pronunciation of naught. Akin to West Frisian neat (“nothing”), German nichts (“nothing”).

pron

1. (Northern England) Naught, nothing.
   Today I have achieved absolutely nowt / In just being out of the house, I've lost out 2004, “It Was Supposed to Be So Easy”, in Mike Skinner (lyrics), A Grand Don’t Come For Free, performed by The Streets

noun

1. (Northern England, Sussex, Berkshire) Naught, nothing.

adv

1. (Northern England) Naught, nothing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English nowte, noute, nawte, naute, borrowed from Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic *nautą. Cognate with Old English nēat, English neat.

noun

1. (Scotland and Northern England) An ox.
2. (Scotland and Northern England) A herd of cattle.
3. (figurative, Scotland and Northern England) A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn.
   A hunner guineas for the heid o' that nowt Renwick, and him no' sae very far awa' frae your very nose at this meenit. 1929, James William Marriott, editor, The Best One-act Plays of 1931, G.G. Harrap, published 1932, page 162