Boo-Darby

boo n This saying was used by my mother, on my younger Brother, my Sisters, and on myself. She used this when we wanted to go out of doors after dark. I can recall her saying to us, "If you go out tonight the Boo-Darby will carry you away." . . . DNE-cit JH APR 1971 Used I and Sup Used I 4...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12120
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/12120 2023-12-31T10:18:59+01:00 Boo-Darby 1971/04/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12120 eng eng B Samuel Fiander 67-5/19 English Harbour West References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 4860 B_4860_boo n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12120 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z boo n This saying was used by my mother, on my younger Brother, my Sisters, and on myself. She used this when we wanted to go out of doors after dark. I can recall her saying to us, "If you go out tonight the Boo-Darby will carry you away." . . . DNE-cit JH APR 1971 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Used I Source appears in DNE I as C 67-5 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Boo-Darby
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description boo n This saying was used by my mother, on my younger Brother, my Sisters, and on myself. She used this when we wanted to go out of doors after dark. I can recall her saying to us, "If you go out tonight the Boo-Darby will carry you away." . . . DNE-cit JH APR 1971 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Used I Source appears in DNE I as C 67-5
format Manuscript
title Boo-Darby
title_short Boo-Darby
title_full Boo-Darby
title_fullStr Boo-Darby
title_full_unstemmed Boo-Darby
title_sort boo-darby
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12120
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation B
Samuel Fiander 67-5/19
English Harbour West
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
4860
B_4860_boo n
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12120
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