Gut-founded

gut There is an expression "gut-founded" which means that you are hungry. I have often heard this expression, but I wasn't quite sure why it meant what it did. According to a chap from the Goulds, anything that is "foundering" is giving way. Eg. if the ice is foundering it i...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/29447 2023-12-31T10:19:05+01:00 Gut-founded image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/29447 eng eng G Mercedes Ryan Englsih 340, 67/68 Goulds References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15560 G_15560_gut http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/29447 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 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z gut There is an expression "gut-founded" which means that you are hungry. I have often heard this expression, but I wasn't quite sure why it meant what it did. According to a chap from the Goulds, anything that is "foundering" is giving way. Eg. if the ice is foundering it is breaking up or giving away. Therefore, if you are "gut-founded" your gut (stomach) is giv- ing in. Heard from Pat Hefferron, teacher, aged 26 of the Goulds. Used I Used I Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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Gut-founded
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description gut There is an expression "gut-founded" which means that you are hungry. I have often heard this expression, but I wasn't quite sure why it meant what it did. According to a chap from the Goulds, anything that is "foundering" is giving way. Eg. if the ice is foundering it is breaking up or giving away. Therefore, if you are "gut-founded" your gut (stomach) is giv- ing in. Heard from Pat Hefferron, teacher, aged 26 of the Goulds. Used I Used I Not used
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title Gut-founded
title_short Gut-founded
title_full Gut-founded
title_fullStr Gut-founded
title_full_unstemmed Gut-founded
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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Mercedes Ryan Englsih 340, 67/68
Goulds
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15560
G_15560_gut
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