boogie man
boo n "_bug_ bAg object of dread. XIV. The earliest of several words, mostly evidenced from XVI, of similar form and meaning ('goblin', 'spectre', 'bugbear', 'bogey'), the connexions of which are obscure; viz. _bog_, _boggard_, (dial.) _bogle_ (Dunbar), _...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/10298 2023-12-31T10:18:53+01:00 boogie man 1972/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10298 eng eng B 1972 J.D.A. Widdowson, Verbal Social Control p.321 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 4907 B_4907_boo n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10298 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1972 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:23Z boo n "_bug_ bAg object of dread. XIV. The earliest of several words, mostly evidenced from XVI, of similar form and meaning ('goblin', 'spectre', 'bugbear', 'bogey'), the connexions of which are obscure; viz. _bog_, _boggard_, (dial.) _bogle_ (Dunbar), _bogle-bo_, BUGABOO,BUGBEAR, and the more recent BOGEY. Comparison with W._beg_,_bwgan_, ghost, hobgoblin, _bwgwl_ fear, threat, is inevitable, but it is uncertain how these forms are related." In Newfoundland, the boogie man, like the boo man, is used as a threat against disobedience and general misbehaviour, but also in a wide range of more specific functions. He assumes the role taken in other cultures by guardian spirits of water, woods, caves and the like and his habitat and function are infinitely variable according to circumstances. He is _________________________________________________________ 116See also the entries under _bug_, _bugabo(o)_, _bugan_, _bugbear_, _buggard_, _buggart_, _buggin_ etc. in _OED_ and _EDD_. Card (C) Used I and Sup Not used 4 Not used See also the entries under _bug_, _bugabo(o)_, _bugan_, _bugbear_, _buggard_, _buggart_, _buggin_ etc. in _OED_ and _EDD_. This is the last in a four-card series, from B_4904 to B_4907. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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boo n "_bug_ bAg object of dread. XIV. The earliest of several words, mostly evidenced from XVI, of similar form and meaning ('goblin', 'spectre', 'bugbear', 'bogey'), the connexions of which are obscure; viz. _bog_, _boggard_, (dial.) _bogle_ (Dunbar), _bogle-bo_, BUGABOO,BUGBEAR, and the more recent BOGEY. Comparison with W._beg_,_bwgan_, ghost, hobgoblin, _bwgwl_ fear, threat, is inevitable, but it is uncertain how these forms are related." In Newfoundland, the boogie man, like the boo man, is used as a threat against disobedience and general misbehaviour, but also in a wide range of more specific functions. He assumes the role taken in other cultures by guardian spirits of water, woods, caves and the like and his habitat and function are infinitely variable according to circumstances. He is _________________________________________________________ 116See also the entries under _bug_, _bugabo(o)_, _bugan_, _bugbear_, _buggard_, _buggart_, _buggin_ etc. in _OED_ and _EDD_. Card (C) Used I and Sup Not used 4 Not used See also the entries under _bug_, _bugabo(o)_, _bugan_, _bugbear_, _buggard_, _buggart_, _buggin_ etc. in _OED_ and _EDD_. This is the last in a four-card series, from B_4904 to B_4907. |
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