lull

lull To have a Lull in the wind was to have a sudden calm. It usually meant for fishermen a sign that the wind was changing from one direction to another, for the [sic] believed that this was when the lull happened. JH 10/71 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 19 Jun 2015

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46992
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/46992 2023-12-31T10:18:31+01:00 lull 1971/10/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46992 eng eng L Bobbie Fillier, 70-12/181 Englee References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16252 L_16252_lull http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46992 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z lull To have a Lull in the wind was to have a sudden calm. It usually meant for fishermen a sign that the wind was changing from one direction to another, for the [sic] believed that this was when the lull happened. JH 10/71 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 19 Jun 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
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
lull
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description lull To have a Lull in the wind was to have a sudden calm. It usually meant for fishermen a sign that the wind was changing from one direction to another, for the [sic] believed that this was when the lull happened. JH 10/71 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 19 Jun 2015
format Manuscript
title lull
title_short lull
title_full lull
title_fullStr lull
title_full_unstemmed lull
title_sort lull
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46992
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 L
Bobbie Fillier, 70-12/181
Englee
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16252
L_16252_lull
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46992
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