Old Ag

Old Ag Childhood- adult control Also Old Hag _Old Ag_: When I was a child I was taught to be polite to others, and show respect for the aged. This was not taught as I would teach my son, so that he would know that it relates to good manners and acceptable behaviour, but instead it was done in a thre...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32898
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/32898 2023-12-31T10:19:30+01:00 Old Ag image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32898 eng eng H MUNFLA FSC 71-105/06 Submitted by: Mabel Kean age 42, Slavation Army, from Ivanhoe, date of event 1928-1945, submitted July 6- 71 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13013 H_13013_Old Ag http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32898 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 Old Ag Childhood- adult control Also Old Hag _Old Ag_: When I was a child I was taught to be polite to others, and show respect for the aged. This was not taught as I would teach my son, so that he would know that it relates to good manners and acceptable behaviour, but instead it was done in a threatening way. We were told over and over again that certain old people can put a spell on'e if you're saucy and brazen' and this spell was in the form of Old Ag which would cause the body to become paralyzed and in agony. 'Aunt Lizzie' and 'Skipper Ned' were two such people who scared the young into Yes Not used Not used Not used old hag This card is marked as being used in the DNE but contents do not appear under any of the entries. Card seems to be cut off, there is nothing on the reverse. 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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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Old Ag
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description Old Ag Childhood- adult control Also Old Hag _Old Ag_: When I was a child I was taught to be polite to others, and show respect for the aged. This was not taught as I would teach my son, so that he would know that it relates to good manners and acceptable behaviour, but instead it was done in a threatening way. We were told over and over again that certain old people can put a spell on'e if you're saucy and brazen' and this spell was in the form of Old Ag which would cause the body to become paralyzed and in agony. 'Aunt Lizzie' and 'Skipper Ned' were two such people who scared the young into Yes Not used Not used Not used old hag This card is marked as being used in the DNE but contents do not appear under any of the entries. Card seems to be cut off, there is nothing on the reverse.
format Manuscript
title Old Ag
title_short Old Ag
title_full Old Ag
title_fullStr Old Ag
title_full_unstemmed Old Ag
title_sort old ag
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32898
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 H
MUNFLA FSC 71-105/06
Submitted by: Mabel Kean age 42, Slavation Army, from Ivanhoe, date of event 1928-1945, submitted July 6- 71
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13013
H_13013_Old Ag
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