_hare's_ ears; Hay-jers, the

hare n The "_Hay_-jers" Rock. This was known as the Hare's Ear Rock. That name, however, has not been used in my memory, or for long before that. Its pronunciation was corrupted to "Hay-jers", probably from being spoken very fast over a period of time. It refers to a huge ro...

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Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/35999 2023-12-31T10:19:27+01:00 _hare's_ ears; Hay-jers, the image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/35999 eng eng H Mary Power, 71-26/83 Branch References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13625 H_13625_hare n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/35999 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 hare n The "_Hay_-jers" Rock. This was known as the Hare's Ear Rock. That name, however, has not been used in my memory, or for long before that. Its pronunciation was corrupted to "Hay-jers", probably from being spoken very fast over a period of time. It refers to a huge rock - shaped somewhat like a hare's ear that stands about 40 ft. away from the cliff at the western end of the cove. All the fishing boats must "come round the Hay-jers" on their way home. This is the best-known of all the landmarks, and no one ever thinks about the prononciation [sic] of its name. DNE-cit FEB 1972 Used I Used I 2 Not used [see 'hasuers', 'harries', 'hare's ears', 'skerries', 'sunkers', 'harry' 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
_hare's_ ears; Hay-jers, the
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description hare n The "_Hay_-jers" Rock. This was known as the Hare's Ear Rock. That name, however, has not been used in my memory, or for long before that. Its pronunciation was corrupted to "Hay-jers", probably from being spoken very fast over a period of time. It refers to a huge rock - shaped somewhat like a hare's ear that stands about 40 ft. away from the cliff at the western end of the cove. All the fishing boats must "come round the Hay-jers" on their way home. This is the best-known of all the landmarks, and no one ever thinks about the prononciation [sic] of its name. DNE-cit FEB 1972 Used I Used I 2 Not used [see 'hasuers', 'harries', 'hare's ears', 'skerries', 'sunkers', 'harry'
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title_short _hare's_ ears; Hay-jers, the
title_full _hare's_ ears; Hay-jers, the
title_fullStr _hare's_ ears; Hay-jers, the
title_full_unstemmed _hare's_ ears; Hay-jers, the
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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Mary Power, 71-26/83
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References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13625
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