A Scottish dialectal contraction of 'did not', used in the same casual way that 'didn't' is used in standard English. Saying 'didny' is a natural, unstudied part of Scottish speech that reflects the way Scots English compresses negations in conversation. It carries no weight beyond its grammatical function — it's simply how people talk — but it's a useful marker of authentic Scottish vernacular in writing, dialogue, and transcribed speech.
She said she didny know anything about it, but her face told a completely different story.
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(chiefly, Scotland) did not.
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