charm

charm v 'Wizards' or 'doctors' (both terms are used in Cat Harbour) are always men. This is an all good category, and those possessing this quality are able to 'charm' (stop) blood, cure warts, toothache, stomach upset, and find lost objects. / Initially a wizard '...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/13056
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/13056 2023-12-31T10:19:19+01:00 charm 1970/02/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/13056 eng eng C 1966 FARIS Cat Harbour 178-179 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13544 C_13544_charm v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/13056 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 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:40Z charm v 'Wizards' or 'doctors' (both terms are used in Cat Harbour) are always men. This is an all good category, and those possessing this quality are able to 'charm' (stop) blood, cure warts, toothache, stomach upset, and find lost objects. / Initially a wizard 'comes by a charm' by virture of his birth -- that is, the 7th son of the 7th of 7 sons is automatically supposed to have this magical ability to cure, to 'charm'. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W.J. KIRWIN FEB 1970 JH 2/70 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 20 Apr 2015 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
charm
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description charm v 'Wizards' or 'doctors' (both terms are used in Cat Harbour) are always men. This is an all good category, and those possessing this quality are able to 'charm' (stop) blood, cure warts, toothache, stomach upset, and find lost objects. / Initially a wizard 'comes by a charm' by virture of his birth -- that is, the 7th son of the 7th of 7 sons is automatically supposed to have this magical ability to cure, to 'charm'. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W.J. KIRWIN FEB 1970 JH 2/70 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 20 Apr 2015
format Manuscript
title charm
title_short charm
title_full charm
title_fullStr charm
title_full_unstemmed charm
title_sort charm
publishDate 1970
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/13056
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 C
1966 FARIS Cat Harbour 178-179
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13544
C_13544_charm v
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