rotten

rotten a . . . there may be seen in the sealing waters the "foundering" of a mighty berg. This happens when the vast foundations have been so rudely sapped by the sea below, whilst sun and frost combined have been so hard at work above the waters - melting, cracking, and rending - that it...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/71825
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/71825 2023-12-31T10:15:21+01:00 rotten image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/71825 eng eng R 1933 GREENE Wooden Walls 153 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14678 R_14678_rotten a http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/71825 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 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z rotten a . . . there may be seen in the sealing waters the "foundering" of a mighty berg. This happens when the vast foundations have been so rudely sapped by the sea below, whilst sun and frost combined have been so hard at work above the waters - melting, cracking, and rending - that it becomes what Newfoundland fishermen call "rotten", and then anything may happen. DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM [check] G. M. Story JUN 1970 JH JUL 1970 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
rotten
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description rotten a . . . there may be seen in the sealing waters the "foundering" of a mighty berg. This happens when the vast foundations have been so rudely sapped by the sea below, whilst sun and frost combined have been so hard at work above the waters - melting, cracking, and rending - that it becomes what Newfoundland fishermen call "rotten", and then anything may happen. DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM [check] G. M. Story JUN 1970 JH JUL 1970 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I
format Manuscript
title rotten
title_short rotten
title_full rotten
title_fullStr rotten
title_full_unstemmed rotten
title_sort rotten
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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 R
1933 GREENE Wooden Walls 153
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14678
R_14678_rotten a
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