veers

veer In Dorsetshire dialect v is used for f, and in Newfoundland one hears "fir" pronounced "vir" or "var." Firewood is virwood," women who are "vuzzing up their vires" are fussing (making ready) their fires.A pig "veers"; it does not farrow. PR...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67058
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/67058 2023-12-31T10:13:23+01:00 veers 1975/04/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67058 eng eng V 1920 WALDO With GRENFELL 156 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13108 V_13108_veer http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67058 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 1975 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z veer In Dorsetshire dialect v is used for f, and in Newfoundland one hears "fir" pronounced "vir" or "var." Firewood is virwood," women who are "vuzzing up their vires" are fussing (making ready) their fires.A pig "veers"; it does not farrow. PRINTED ITEM G:M: Story APR 1975 JH APR 1975 Not used Not used Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
veers
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description veer In Dorsetshire dialect v is used for f, and in Newfoundland one hears "fir" pronounced "vir" or "var." Firewood is virwood," women who are "vuzzing up their vires" are fussing (making ready) their fires.A pig "veers"; it does not farrow. PRINTED ITEM G:M: Story APR 1975 JH APR 1975 Not used Not used Not used
format Manuscript
title veers
title_short veers
title_full veers
title_fullStr veers
title_full_unstemmed veers
title_sort veers
publishDate 1975
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67058
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 V
1920 WALDO With GRENFELL 156
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13108
V_13108_veer
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