red caps

red a As fairies did not like to be referred to by name, various euphemistic terms were used: . . . "red caps" [S]63[S] and "the good people" . . . [S]63[S] Motif F236.3.2. "Fairies with red caps." DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN OCT 1971 JH OCT 1971 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69183
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Summary:red a As fairies did not like to be referred to by name, various euphemistic terms were used: . . . "red caps" [S]63[S] and "the good people" . . . [S]63[S] Motif F236.3.2. "Fairies with red caps." DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN OCT 1971 JH OCT 1971 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I [see 'macadandies', 'mickeleens', 'little people', 'good people', 'green people'

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