The many Scottish accents commonly heard today are as confusing to the untrained ear as they are numerous. Scottish English is a combination of Scots and regional slang and causes no end of perplexity when non-British nationals are faced with many a travelling Scot. Here is a pointer to help you follow the conversation.

When you hear the word "diznay", the speaker is not making reference to Walt Disney, any of the Disney family, its franchise or films, it is simply a way to shorten the English "does not" in a Scottish manner. "Does not" is shortened in English to "doesn't" and is used both formally and informally depending on the context and speaker.

The first part of this, diz, relates of course to the English does and is purely a Scottish pronunciation of the English. The second part, nay, could derive from the archaic word "nay" meaning "no". "Nay", in its noun form, also means a denial or refusal or even a negative vote or voter. Nay has its origin from around 1125–75 believed to derive from a contraction of Old Norse "ne" meaning not combined with "ei" meaning ever.

Whether this Scottish variant of the English contraction "doesn't" indeed has such a connection or whether it is merely a coincidence of Scottish pronunciation its use and spelling are clearly very close. If you have any references to confirm or refute this, do share them here with Translations2u!