flake

flake an old English word for paling or hurdle. In old Icelandic it appears as _flaki_ or _fleki_, especially a hurdle or shied of wicker work, used for defense in battle. Webster gives it as "Massachusetts for a platform of slats of wands or hurdles, supported by stanchions for drying fish.&qu...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/26286 2023-12-31T10:15:06+01:00 flake image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/26286 eng eng F 1896 PATTERSON Dialect of Nfld 33 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15069 F_15069_flake http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/26286 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 2023-12-04T11:29:24Z flake an old English word for paling or hurdle. In old Icelandic it appears as _flaki_ or _fleki_, especially a hurdle or shied of wicker work, used for defense in battle. Webster gives it as "Massachusetts for a platform of slats of wands or hurdles, supported by stanchions for drying fish." But it has long been used in this sense in Newfoundland. PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story July 1959 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection 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
flake
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description flake an old English word for paling or hurdle. In old Icelandic it appears as _flaki_ or _fleki_, especially a hurdle or shied of wicker work, used for defense in battle. Webster gives it as "Massachusetts for a platform of slats of wands or hurdles, supported by stanchions for drying fish." But it has long been used in this sense in Newfoundland. PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story July 1959 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used
format Manuscript
title flake
title_short flake
title_full flake
title_fullStr flake
title_full_unstemmed flake
title_sort flake
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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 F
1896 PATTERSON Dialect of Nfld 33
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15069
F_15069_flake
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