wake house

wake n I primed myself, pretty well, so well, in fact, that I felt quite equal to the task when I arrived at the wake-house at midnight. I saw the white bed up in the corner and without more ado I went over, knelt down close [sic] the head of the bed; the people fell on their knees and I began the p...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77121
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/77121 2023-12-31T10:19:13+01:00 wake house 1977/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77121 eng eng W [1910] 1976 Nfld Quart 71 Oct. p.23 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14712 W_14712_wake n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77121 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 1977 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z wake n I primed myself, pretty well, so well, in fact, that I felt quite equal to the task when I arrived at the wake-house at midnight. I saw the white bed up in the corner and without more ado I went over, knelt down close [sic] the head of the bed; the people fell on their knees and I began the prayers. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story 1/77 JH 1/77 ? Karahan Used I Used I Used I house, room wake house filed behind 14711 Manuscript Newfoundland 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
wake house
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description wake n I primed myself, pretty well, so well, in fact, that I felt quite equal to the task when I arrived at the wake-house at midnight. I saw the white bed up in the corner and without more ado I went over, knelt down close [sic] the head of the bed; the people fell on their knees and I began the prayers. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story 1/77 JH 1/77 ? Karahan Used I Used I Used I house, room wake house filed behind 14711
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title wake house
title_short wake house
title_full wake house
title_fullStr wake house
title_full_unstemmed wake house
title_sort wake house
publishDate 1977
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77121
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
[1910] 1976 Nfld Quart 71
Oct. p.23
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14712
W_14712_wake n
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