_scunnin' about_
scun 2 v _scunnin' about_: In my community this expression is widely used by everybody - men, women and children of all ages - to refer to persons who are always going from one place to another, usually by walking or running, but sometimes also in a car, truck or bicycle. These people are conti...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/56723 2023-12-31T10:18:22+01:00 _scunnin' about_ xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/56723 eng eng S 31 71 -118 Eileen Ricketts 22 R.C Knights Cove (childhood) July 1971 Vincent Ricketts, father, carpenter, 58, Knights Cove - same R.C his parents - childhood. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14403 S_14403_scun 2 v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/56723 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 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z scun 2 v _scunnin' about_: In my community this expression is widely used by everybody - men, women and children of all ages - to refer to persons who are always going from one place to another, usually by walking or running, but sometimes also in a car, truck or bicycle. These people are continuously walking or driving back and forth the roads; sometimes going to the store or anything else that keeps them [reverse] on the street (road) instead of being at home. We use it in the context that "he (she) us akways scunning about. When it is used, it is said in such a tone that the person "scunning about" has nothing much else to do or that he may be too lazy to work. DNE-cit Folk Language DICT CEN. Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I skun NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY. Source listed in DNE as C 71-118. Reverse of card at S_14404. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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scun 2 v _scunnin' about_: In my community this expression is widely used by everybody - men, women and children of all ages - to refer to persons who are always going from one place to another, usually by walking or running, but sometimes also in a car, truck or bicycle. These people are continuously walking or driving back and forth the roads; sometimes going to the store or anything else that keeps them [reverse] on the street (road) instead of being at home. We use it in the context that "he (she) us akways scunning about. When it is used, it is said in such a tone that the person "scunning about" has nothing much else to do or that he may be too lazy to work. DNE-cit Folk Language DICT CEN. Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I skun NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY. Source listed in DNE as C 71-118. Reverse of card at S_14404. |
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S 31 71 -118 Eileen Ricketts 22 R.C Knights Cove (childhood) July 1971 Vincent Ricketts, father, carpenter, 58, Knights Cove - same R.C his parents - childhood. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14403 S_14403_scun 2 v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/56723 |
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