_spring_ and other springs

spring2 n .many of the sealers reckon time not by dates, as with us, but by reference to certain springs. "De disaster spring," for example, refers to 1914 when the _Newfoundland_ suffered such tragedy and the _Southern / Cross_ went down. "De spring o' the Wadhams" means a...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/39977 2023-12-31T10:19:29+01:00 _spring_ and other springs 1976/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39977 eng eng S 1924 ENGLAND Vikings 248-9 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 19068 S_19068_spring2 n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39977 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 1976 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z spring2 n .many of the sealers reckon time not by dates, as with us, but by reference to certain springs. "De disaster spring," for example, refers to 1914 when the _Newfoundland_ suffered such tragedy and the _Southern / Cross_ went down. "De spring o' the Wadhams" means a certain year when seals were very plentiful off the Wadham Islands. They speak of "me t'irty-t'ree springs" as we might of many years. Everything seems to be reckoned by springs. PRINTED ITEM W Kirwin 1/76 JH 1/76 [-]diaster[-] Used I Not used 2 Used I ~of the year/flask/hook/stick/heeled Jack 'a highwayman'/herring/salmon/o' the year/snare/legs/man/heel(ed) Jackson/avens/baiting/fish/fishery/herring/hunt/run/snowshoe/trip/var/vessel/weakness/winter, PATRICK, SHEILA, SNOTTY VAR, VAR, RUN, FALL HERRING, additional linked terms: SUMMER FISH(ERY), BAITING, SUMMER, (FISHING) SEASON, lose one's~ Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
_spring_ and other springs
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description spring2 n .many of the sealers reckon time not by dates, as with us, but by reference to certain springs. "De disaster spring," for example, refers to 1914 when the _Newfoundland_ suffered such tragedy and the _Southern / Cross_ went down. "De spring o' the Wadhams" means a certain year when seals were very plentiful off the Wadham Islands. They speak of "me t'irty-t'ree springs" as we might of many years. Everything seems to be reckoned by springs. PRINTED ITEM W Kirwin 1/76 JH 1/76 [-]diaster[-] Used I Not used 2 Used I ~of the year/flask/hook/stick/heeled Jack 'a highwayman'/herring/salmon/o' the year/snare/legs/man/heel(ed) Jackson/avens/baiting/fish/fishery/herring/hunt/run/snowshoe/trip/var/vessel/weakness/winter, PATRICK, SHEILA, SNOTTY VAR, VAR, RUN, FALL HERRING, additional linked terms: SUMMER FISH(ERY), BAITING, SUMMER, (FISHING) SEASON, lose one's~
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title_full _spring_ and other springs
title_fullStr _spring_ and other springs
title_full_unstemmed _spring_ and other springs
title_sort _spring_ and other springs
publishDate 1976
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39977
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1924 ENGLAND Vikings 248-9
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
19068
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