alex water

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1972
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/3900

alix n _Alex water_ is a term have neither heard in speech nor seen in context. Its inclusion in a twentieth-century Newfoundland word-list suggests it is not entirely forgotten. As one of the few words in Newfoundland dialect seemingly directly derived from Latin, it is one of particular interest. A dictionary entry would tentatively read. _alex water_, _alix water_ n. _Atlantic Provs., esp. Nfld._ [<L. _alex_, variant of _allec_, fish pickle + (redundant) _water_] 1. _archaic_ The watery residue of cod livers in a cask used in the making of cod-liver oil by the "rot method". 2. _rare or obsolete_ The watery residue of seal or whale blubber in a cask or barrel used in producing "rot oil" q.v. 3. _obsolete_ Fish-brine; fish-pickle; the solution used to preserve fish, esp. such remaining after the fish are removed. W.J. KIRWIN DEC 1972 JH DEC 1972 Used I Used I Not used alix water; ellis water Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Tue 29 Jul 2014