mare-browed

mare n It is also unlucky when going deer hunting to meet a red-haired man, or for a hare to cross one's path. Above all, a mare-browed man, one whose eyebrows meet and extend continuously across his forehead, is unlucky and is supposed to have the power of casting a spell upon a person. Hence...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/45922
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/45922 2023-12-31T10:19:26+01:00 mare-browed 1974/10/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/45922 eng eng M 1895 PATTERSON Folklore viii 285 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13251 M_13251_mare n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/45922 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 1974 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:28Z mare n It is also unlucky when going deer hunting to meet a red-haired man, or for a hare to cross one's path. Above all, a mare-browed man, one whose eyebrows meet and extend continuously across his forehead, is unlucky and is supposed to have the power of casting a spell upon a person. Hence he is always dreaded in the community, and believes as firmly as his neighbours in his power to cast a spell or cause ill luck. vol no? 'Notes on the Folklore of Nfld' PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit OCT 1974 W. J. KIRWIN JH OCT 1974 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I mare-browed, ~ head, BENDING HORSE, HORSE Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Thu Oct 15, 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland 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
mare-browed
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description mare n It is also unlucky when going deer hunting to meet a red-haired man, or for a hare to cross one's path. Above all, a mare-browed man, one whose eyebrows meet and extend continuously across his forehead, is unlucky and is supposed to have the power of casting a spell upon a person. Hence he is always dreaded in the community, and believes as firmly as his neighbours in his power to cast a spell or cause ill luck. vol no? 'Notes on the Folklore of Nfld' PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit OCT 1974 W. J. KIRWIN JH OCT 1974 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I mare-browed, ~ head, BENDING HORSE, HORSE Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Thu Oct 15, 2015
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title mare-browed
title_short mare-browed
title_full mare-browed
title_fullStr mare-browed
title_full_unstemmed mare-browed
title_sort mare-browed
publishDate 1974
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/45922
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 M
1895 PATTERSON Folklore viii 285
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13251
M_13251_mare n
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