the old hag

hag The _old hag_ - a nightmare. My grandmother dreams a lot. If she does and she gets up to walk around in the middle of the night to get the dreams out of her mind my father will say the next morning "She had the old hag again last night". If she has a bad dream she may even cry out in t...

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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/35915
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/35915 2023-12-31T10:19:28+01:00 the old hag image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/35915 eng eng H MUNFLA FSC 71-111/27 Collected by Marie Loveys, St. John's, age 19, Source: Boyd Loveys, father, civil servant, age 46, from St. John's References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13018 H_13018_hag http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/35915 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 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z hag The _old hag_ - a nightmare. My grandmother dreams a lot. If she does and she gets up to walk around in the middle of the night to get the dreams out of her mind my father will say the next morning "She had the old hag again last night". If she has a bad dream she may even cry out in the night. She is all right the next day but this always amuses Dad. This could happen any-time. Marie Loveys 19, U.C. (religion) St. John's, any time July 21/71 Boyd Loveys Father civil servant, 46, St. John's, U. C. (religion) [source learned this] About 20 yrs. ago- at Broad Cove, Con. Bay- community people- all ages- males and females- U.C. fisherfolk nightmare Yes Used I and Sup Used I 1 Not used old hag 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
the old hag
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description hag The _old hag_ - a nightmare. My grandmother dreams a lot. If she does and she gets up to walk around in the middle of the night to get the dreams out of her mind my father will say the next morning "She had the old hag again last night". If she has a bad dream she may even cry out in the night. She is all right the next day but this always amuses Dad. This could happen any-time. Marie Loveys 19, U.C. (religion) St. John's, any time July 21/71 Boyd Loveys Father civil servant, 46, St. John's, U. C. (religion) [source learned this] About 20 yrs. ago- at Broad Cove, Con. Bay- community people- all ages- males and females- U.C. fisherfolk nightmare Yes Used I and Sup Used I 1 Not used old hag
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title the old hag
title_short the old hag
title_full the old hag
title_fullStr the old hag
title_full_unstemmed the old hag
title_sort old hag
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/35915
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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MUNFLA FSC 71-111/27
Collected by Marie Loveys, St. John's, age 19, Source: Boyd Loveys, father, civil servant, age 46, from St. John's
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13018
H_13018_hag
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