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What does -노 in -노라고 mean? This is the sentence: 저 퉁명스러운 콜안더 씨가 바스티안에게는 책을 단 한 권도 팔지 않겠노라고 너무도 분명하게 말하지 않았던가. 않껬 = would not, 라고 = quotation, but what does 노 do? Thanks in advance.

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않겠노라고 << 않겠(다) + 노라 + 고 않겠다 : would not 노라 : an archaic ending suffix used for declaration 고 : particle for indirect quotation some examples of 노라 이기고 돌아왔노라. 우리는 어떠한 어려움에 부닥쳐도 명예를 지키겠노라 맹세하였다. 그는 이기고 돌아왔노라고 말했다.
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-노라고 is a thing on its own. It signifies some sort of effort that was put into the action. So, compared to "저 퉁명스러운 콜안더 씨가 바스티안에게는 책을 단 한 권도 팔지 않겠다고 너무도 분명하게 말하지 않았던가.", it gives the impression of 콜안더 talking to the speaker more firmly about this decision.

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