nonny
English
Interjection
nonny
- A meaningless word used in refrains, especially in old English ballads and glees.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 2 Scene 3
- Then sigh not so,
- But let them go,
- And be you blithe and bonny,
- Converting all your sounds of woe
- Into Hey nonny, nonny.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 2 Scene 3
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