diddies
diddies n pl A little persistence can throw light even/ on such apparently unpromising words as, _diddies_, _frapse_, _purdle_. _Diddies_ is used to describe a nightmare, or the condition of one having a nightmare. Reference to the O.E.D. uncovers the English dialect word _didder_, meaning to trembl...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/21912 2023-12-31T10:19:22+01:00 diddies 1970/05/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21912 eng eng D 1956 STORY Nfld. Dialect 12 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13410 D_13410_diddies n pl http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21912 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 2023-12-04T11:29:28Z diddies n pl A little persistence can throw light even/ on such apparently unpromising words as, _diddies_, _frapse_, _purdle_. _Diddies_ is used to describe a nightmare, or the condition of one having a nightmare. Reference to the O.E.D. uncovers the English dialect word _didder_, meaning to tremble or shake, a variant of dither. _Frapse_ means to tie in a careless way. Reference to Wright's Dialect Dictionary gives us _frape_, a Devonshire word meaning 'to bind', and also _fraps_, a Norfolk word, meaning 'entanglement'. [see 'dawnies', 'Old Hag'] PRINTED ITEM G.M. story MAY 1970 JH MAY 1970 Used I Used I Used I ditties, dither, HAG, HAG-RODE, dawnies, Old Hag Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri 30 Jan 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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diddies n pl A little persistence can throw light even/ on such apparently unpromising words as, _diddies_, _frapse_, _purdle_. _Diddies_ is used to describe a nightmare, or the condition of one having a nightmare. Reference to the O.E.D. uncovers the English dialect word _didder_, meaning to tremble or shake, a variant of dither. _Frapse_ means to tie in a careless way. Reference to Wright's Dialect Dictionary gives us _frape_, a Devonshire word meaning 'to bind', and also _fraps_, a Norfolk word, meaning 'entanglement'. [see 'dawnies', 'Old Hag'] PRINTED ITEM G.M. story MAY 1970 JH MAY 1970 Used I Used I Used I ditties, dither, HAG, HAG-RODE, dawnies, Old Hag Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri 30 Jan 2015 |
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D 1956 STORY Nfld. Dialect 12 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13410 D_13410_diddies n pl http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21912 |
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