Lun

lun n a calm. This word exists in Scotch, and northern English, as _loun_. It appears in Swedish as _lugn_, pro- nounced _lungn_, and in old Icelandic as _logn_, pronounced _loan_. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story July 1959 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I [see 'dally', 'lull']...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1959
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/44042
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Summary:lun n a calm. This word exists in Scotch, and northern English, as _loun_. It appears in Swedish as _lugn_, pro- nounced _lungn_, and in old Icelandic as _logn_, pronounced _loan_. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story July 1959 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I [see 'dally', 'lull'] lund, lunn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 13 Aug 2015

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