skir v; skirred p.t.

skirr v John got up, put his two arms around his [ the eagle's ]neck, an' he give two deep flaps an' he went out around th' house an' he skirred back again,an' he dropped. Wasn't enough,see.Wasn't strong enough yet [ ie to fly with heavy load on his back] To g...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1977
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40552
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/40552 2023-12-31T10:19:21+01:00 skir v; skirred p.t. 1977/08/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40552 eng eng S Stephen P.Snook T C438 65-21 Tan RT604 Coll.HH Aug 30 1967 Sagona Island References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 17143 S_17143_skirr v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40552 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 1977 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z skirr v John got up, put his two arms around his [ the eagle's ]neck, an' he give two deep flaps an' he went out around th' house an' he skirred back again,an' he dropped. Wasn't enough,see.Wasn't strong enough yet [ ie to fly with heavy load on his back] To glide (down) etc. Cp.EDD SKIR(R) 1 and 8.The sense here seems to be more like that of 8: " to flutter,fly about" as the eagle is unable to fly properly because of the weight on his back. Yes AUG [inc] 1977 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I skir, SKATE, SKITTER 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
skir v; skirred p.t.
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description skirr v John got up, put his two arms around his [ the eagle's ]neck, an' he give two deep flaps an' he went out around th' house an' he skirred back again,an' he dropped. Wasn't enough,see.Wasn't strong enough yet [ ie to fly with heavy load on his back] To glide (down) etc. Cp.EDD SKIR(R) 1 and 8.The sense here seems to be more like that of 8: " to flutter,fly about" as the eagle is unable to fly properly because of the weight on his back. Yes AUG [inc] 1977 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I skir, SKATE, SKITTER
format Manuscript
title skir v; skirred p.t.
title_short skir v; skirred p.t.
title_full skir v; skirred p.t.
title_fullStr skir v; skirred p.t.
title_full_unstemmed skir v; skirred p.t.
title_sort skir v; skirred p.t.
publishDate 1977
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/40552
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 S
Stephen P.Snook T C438 65-21 Tan RT604
Coll.HH Aug 30 1967 Sagona Island
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
17143
S_17143_skirr v
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