ol feller

old Word - _"ol feller"_ the devil. Ever since I can remember my mother has reffered to the devil in descriptive phrases as "ol feller". If she was talking about someone being contrary she would say "he is a contrary as the "ol feller" rather than "he is as co...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/59338 2023-12-31T10:19:15+01:00 ol feller image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/59338 eng eng O 04 71- 112 June Parsons, 21 Anglican St. John's July 7/71 Hazel Parsons mother Housewife 56 Lumsden B.Bay St.Johns Anglican, from my childhood References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13219 O_13219_Old http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/59338 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 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z old Word - _"ol feller"_ the devil. Ever since I can remember my mother has reffered to the devil in descriptive phrases as "ol feller". If she was talking about someone being contrary she would say "he is a contrary as the "ol feller" rather than "he is as contrary as the devil." This came with her from Lumsden and it seems to be because it is unlucky to refer to the devil by name. the devil Yes DNE-cit DICT CEN JW Used I and Sup Used I Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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ol feller
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description old Word - _"ol feller"_ the devil. Ever since I can remember my mother has reffered to the devil in descriptive phrases as "ol feller". If she was talking about someone being contrary she would say "he is a contrary as the "ol feller" rather than "he is as contrary as the devil." This came with her from Lumsden and it seems to be because it is unlucky to refer to the devil by name. the devil Yes DNE-cit DICT CEN JW Used I and Sup Used I Not used
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Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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04 71- 112
June Parsons, 21 Anglican St. John's July 7/71 Hazel Parsons mother Housewife 56 Lumsden B.Bay St.Johns Anglican, from my childhood
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13219
O_13219_Old
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