Dwi Dwy

dwy name used to describe [-]a[-] rain [-]shower[-] when you can see it coming from a distance in the wind. or/ When its raining and the rain seems to trvel horizontally along ground in vertical sheets that went 20 or 30 ft above the ground. If someone looked out the window & saw rain coming in...

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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/22592
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/22592 2023-12-31T10:16:46+01:00 Dwi Dwy image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22592 eng eng D 95 68-12 Walter Lane Eng. 340 23 Glovertown Rosalyn Sparkes student 22 Glovertown Father Glovertown 1944-68 Library (MUN) March 28/68 April 2, 1968 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15033 D_15033_Dwy http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22592 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 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z dwy name used to describe [-]a[-] rain [-]shower[-] when you can see it coming from a distance in the wind. or/ When its raining and the rain seems to trvel horizontally along ground in vertical sheets that went 20 or 30 ft above the ground. If someone looked out the window & saw rain coming in the wind they might say "oh my, looks like we are giong to have a little dwi" Dict Cent APR 2 1968 5 [check] Used I Used I Not used This is from a Newfoundland Folklore Survey Card. A number 5 is handwritten in front of the source stamp: 95 68-12. 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 name used to describe [-]a[-] rain [-]shower[-] when you can see it coming from a distance in the wind. or/ When its raining and the rain seems to trvel horizontally along ground in vertical sheets that went 20 or 30 ft above the ground. If someone looked out the window & saw rain coming in the wind they might say "oh my, looks like we are giong to have a little dwi" Dict Cent APR 2 1968 5 [check] Used I Used I Not used This is from a Newfoundland Folklore Survey Card. A number 5 is handwritten in front of the source stamp: 95 68-12.
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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/22592
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
95 68-12
Walter Lane Eng. 340 23 Glovertown Rosalyn Sparkes student 22 Glovertown Father Glovertown 1944-68 Library (MUN) March 28/68 April 2, 1968
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15033
D_15033_Dwy
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