Dwi, dwy

dwy n Name used to describe rain when you can see it coming from a distance in the wind. OR when it's raining and the rain seems to travel horizontally along ground in vertical sheets that extend 20 or 30 feet above ground. If someone looked out the window and saw rain coming in the wind they m...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21960
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/21960 2023-12-31T10:19:16+01:00 Dwi, dwy image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21960 eng eng D Walter Lane English 340, 67/68 Glovertown References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14982 D_14982_dwy n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21960 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 2023-12-04T11:29:28Z dwy n Name used to describe rain when you can see it coming from a distance in the wind. OR when it's raining and the rain seems to travel horizontally along ground in vertical sheets that extend 20 or 30 feet above ground. If someone looked out the window and saw rain coming in the wind they might say, "Oh my, looks like we are going to have a little dwi." Heard from Rosalyn Sparkes, student aged 22 of Glovertown. Heard from 1944-68. DNE-cit Used I Used I Not used Only dwy is used, dwi is not used 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
Dwi, dwy
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description dwy n Name used to describe rain when you can see it coming from a distance in the wind. OR when it's raining and the rain seems to travel horizontally along ground in vertical sheets that extend 20 or 30 feet above ground. If someone looked out the window and saw rain coming in the wind they might say, "Oh my, looks like we are going to have a little dwi." Heard from Rosalyn Sparkes, student aged 22 of Glovertown. Heard from 1944-68. DNE-cit Used I Used I Not used Only dwy is used, dwi is not used
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title Dwi, dwy
title_short Dwi, dwy
title_full Dwi, dwy
title_fullStr Dwi, dwy
title_full_unstemmed Dwi, dwy
title_sort dwi, dwy
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21960
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 D
Walter Lane English 340, 67/68 Glovertown
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14982
D_14982_dwy n
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