The Bibe

bibe n ahead of them 'till it goes to the graveyard. The older people in my community, my grandmother, for example, believed in the "bibe", without clearly explaining what it was. My mother knows the term but never placed any belief in it and I heard the term from her. No one believes...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/11053 2023-12-31T10:19:28+01:00 The Bibe xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/11053 eng eng B 27 71 -99 Cecilia Hayes 25 RC. Cape Broyle July 27/71 Bridget Hayes Mother 61 Cape Broyle R.C. Childhood in Cape Broyle from her mother. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13358 B_13358_bibe n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/11053 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:33Z bibe n ahead of them 'till it goes to the graveyard. The older people in my community, my grandmother, for example, believed in the "bibe", without clearly explaining what it was. My mother knows the term but never placed any belief in it and I heard the term from her. No one believes in it now or the younger generation do no know the term at all. The "Banshee" was also heard of in Cape Broyle. For example it could be used in threats against children, e.g. my mother told me that my Grandfather used to tell her if she didn't come in before dark, "the "Banshee" [-]would[-] will take you." Used I Used I Not used This is the reverse of B_3735. On last line of quote, "would" has been crossed out and replaced with "will". Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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The Bibe
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description bibe n ahead of them 'till it goes to the graveyard. The older people in my community, my grandmother, for example, believed in the "bibe", without clearly explaining what it was. My mother knows the term but never placed any belief in it and I heard the term from her. No one believes in it now or the younger generation do no know the term at all. The "Banshee" was also heard of in Cape Broyle. For example it could be used in threats against children, e.g. my mother told me that my Grandfather used to tell her if she didn't come in before dark, "the "Banshee" [-]would[-] will take you." Used I Used I Not used This is the reverse of B_3735. On last line of quote, "would" has been crossed out and replaced with "will".
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title_full The Bibe
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Cecilia Hayes 25 RC. Cape Broyle July 27/71 Bridget Hayes Mother 61 Cape Broyle R.C. Childhood in Cape Broyle from her mother.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13358
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