northern men
northern A sudden shower of rain or snow. The remarkable thing about this word [ Dwye, or Dwigh ] is that it is not known or used on the coast line south of St John's. From Cape Spear north to Belle Isle every one knows what it means; but from Cape Race west it is Greek to the people. I have he...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/59570 2023-12-31T10:19:11+01:00 northern men image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/59570 eng eng N 1927 _Chr. Messenger_ 47 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13898 N_13898_northern http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/59570 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 northern A sudden shower of rain or snow. The remarkable thing about this word [ Dwye, or Dwigh ] is that it is not known or used on the coast line south of St John's. From Cape Spear north to Belle Isle every one knows what it means; but from Cape Race west it is Greek to the people. I have heard Placentia Bay men using the word as a joke on northern men. DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM OCT 1974 W. J. KIRWIN JH OCT 1974 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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northern A sudden shower of rain or snow. The remarkable thing about this word [ Dwye, or Dwigh ] is that it is not known or used on the coast line south of St John's. From Cape Spear north to Belle Isle every one knows what it means; but from Cape Race west it is Greek to the people. I have heard Placentia Bay men using the word as a joke on northern men. DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM OCT 1974 W. J. KIRWIN JH OCT 1974 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I |
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