spell

spell n This saying is used very frequently in the St. John's area when a person is suggesting that he is going to take a break from his work for a few minutes for a rest. It is quite common to hear a person say for example "i'm going to 'take a spell' be- foe I finished the...

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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/43818
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/43818 2023-12-31T10:19:04+01:00 spell xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43818 eng eng S Gerald Duggan English 340, 67/68 St. John's area References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 18606 S_18606_spell n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43818 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 2023-12-04T11:29:26Z spell n This saying is used very frequently in the St. John's area when a person is suggesting that he is going to take a break from his work for a few minutes for a rest. It is quite common to hear a person say for example "i'm going to 'take a spell' be- foe I finished the rest of the job. It is still used. First heard as a child, 1950 on. Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used spill, shoulder, back, load, turn 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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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spell
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description spell n This saying is used very frequently in the St. John's area when a person is suggesting that he is going to take a break from his work for a few minutes for a rest. It is quite common to hear a person say for example "i'm going to 'take a spell' be- foe I finished the rest of the job. It is still used. First heard as a child, 1950 on. Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used spill, shoulder, back, load, turn
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title_short spell
title_full spell
title_fullStr spell
title_full_unstemmed spell
title_sort spell
publishDate
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43818
genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation S
Gerald Duggan English 340, 67/68 St. John's area
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
18606
S_18606_spell n
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43818
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