whisht

whist "Whisht" (will ye)! - used almost in the same sense as SSHH! But was considered a word rather than just a noise. A mother would say it to her noisy child perhaps as a very polite way of saying "Shut-up"! Be quiet! G. M. Story JUL 1973 JH JUL 1973 Used I Used I Not used whis...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72660
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/72660 2023-12-31T10:18:32+01:00 whisht 1973/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72660 eng eng W Stratford Canning/ Mrs. Julianna O'Brien, aged 85, Calvert Calvert References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14958 W_14958_whist http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72660 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z whist "Whisht" (will ye)! - used almost in the same sense as SSHH! But was considered a word rather than just a noise. A mother would say it to her noisy child perhaps as a very polite way of saying "Shut-up"! Be quiet! G. M. Story JUL 1973 JH JUL 1973 Used I Used I Not used whisht; wish(t) 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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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
whisht
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description whist "Whisht" (will ye)! - used almost in the same sense as SSHH! But was considered a word rather than just a noise. A mother would say it to her noisy child perhaps as a very polite way of saying "Shut-up"! Be quiet! G. M. Story JUL 1973 JH JUL 1973 Used I Used I Not used whisht; wish(t)
format Manuscript
title whisht
title_short whisht
title_full whisht
title_fullStr whisht
title_full_unstemmed whisht
title_sort whisht
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72660
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 W
Stratford Canning/ Mrs. Julianna O'Brien,
aged 85, Calvert Calvert
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14958
W_14958_whist
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72660
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