dwy [diohy]

dwy n The word "diohy" or "dwhigh" as it is sometimes spelt is now, like that other word "livier" a Newfoundland classic, and can be used with propriety by any Newfoundlander.The word came to us from Devonshire where it was in common use when I spent some time in that c...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/20419 2023-12-31T10:18:53+01:00 dwy [diohy] image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/20419 eng eng D 1956 Daily News 19 June p 2 From a document by the late Canon Smith. Trinity References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14986 D_14986_dwy n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/20419 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 2023-12-04T11:29:30Z dwy n The word "diohy" or "dwhigh" as it is sometimes spelt is now, like that other word "livier" a Newfoundland classic, and can be used with propriety by any Newfoundlander.The word came to us from Devonshire where it was in common use when I spent some time in that country in 1878. The Devonians used it alike to indicate a snow shower and also a slight shower of rain. In derivation the word is probably Celtic, but it may be even of an older origin, viz. very ancient British. I have been told that it is also in use in some parts of the North of England. See cited quotation PRINTED ITEM article on Dialect Dict G.M. Story June 1956 [-]19[-] [-]'divie'[-] Used I Not used Not used [see 'divi'] 'dwey, etc. The source on this card is edited. The headword on this card has 'dwy' written above it as an alternate spelling. 'Diohy' does not specifically appear in the DNE as a possible spelling. This is side one of two. Side two is: D_14987. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
dwy [diohy]
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description dwy n The word "diohy" or "dwhigh" as it is sometimes spelt is now, like that other word "livier" a Newfoundland classic, and can be used with propriety by any Newfoundlander.The word came to us from Devonshire where it was in common use when I spent some time in that country in 1878. The Devonians used it alike to indicate a snow shower and also a slight shower of rain. In derivation the word is probably Celtic, but it may be even of an older origin, viz. very ancient British. I have been told that it is also in use in some parts of the North of England. See cited quotation PRINTED ITEM article on Dialect Dict G.M. Story June 1956 [-]19[-] [-]'divie'[-] Used I Not used Not used [see 'divi'] 'dwey, etc. The source on this card is edited. The headword on this card has 'dwy' written above it as an alternate spelling. 'Diohy' does not specifically appear in the DNE as a possible spelling. This is side one of two. Side two is: D_14987.
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
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1956 Daily News 19 June p 2
From a document by the late Canon Smith. Trinity
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14986
D_14986_dwy n
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