Lych

Lych pronounced here as in like, a corpse, is retained in the words _lych-wake_, as it is in Scotland and Devonshire, the time or act of watching with the dead, and lych-gate originally denoting a gate with a porch at the entrace of the churchyard, under which the corpse might rest while the introdu...

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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/57001
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/57001 2023-12-31T10:19:11+01:00 Lych 1959/08/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57001 eng eng L 1897 PATTERSON Dialect of Nfld 206 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16300 L_16300_Lych http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57001 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 1959 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:40Z Lych pronounced here as in like, a corpse, is retained in the words _lych-wake_, as it is in Scotland and Devonshire, the time or act of watching with the dead, and lych-gate originally denoting a gate with a porch at the entrace of the churchyard, under which the corpse might rest while the introductory part of the ser- vices were being said, but now, as in Devonshire, simply meaning the gate of the cemetery. PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story August 1959 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 23 Jun 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Lych
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description Lych pronounced here as in like, a corpse, is retained in the words _lych-wake_, as it is in Scotland and Devonshire, the time or act of watching with the dead, and lych-gate originally denoting a gate with a porch at the entrace of the churchyard, under which the corpse might rest while the introductory part of the ser- vices were being said, but now, as in Devonshire, simply meaning the gate of the cemetery. PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story August 1959 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 23 Jun 2015
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title Lych
title_short Lych
title_full Lych
title_fullStr Lych
title_full_unstemmed Lych
title_sort lych
publishDate 1959
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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
1897 PATTERSON Dialect of Nfld 206
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16300
L_16300_Lych
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