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whist This is a very old word, used by the older generation of my community to mean "keep quiet". If someone is continually talking then "whisht" is the word to encourage them to stop for awhile. Or if what someone is saying is not agreeable to the listener, the listener may whis...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/78172 2023-12-31T10:18:55+01:00 whisht xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/78172 eng eng W 17 71 -99 Cecilia Hayes 25 R.C. Cape Broyle Childhood July 9/71 Mrs. Mary Brown Grandmother 96 Cape Broyle R.C. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14949 W_14949_whist http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/78172 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 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z whist This is a very old word, used by the older generation of my community to mean "keep quiet". If someone is continually talking then "whisht" is the word to encourage them to stop for awhile. Or if what someone is saying is not agreeable to the listener, the listener may whisht the speaker and speak himself. Yes DNE-cit DNE-cit DICT CEN. JW Used I Used I Used I whisht; wish(t) Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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whist This is a very old word, used by the older generation of my community to mean "keep quiet". If someone is continually talking then "whisht" is the word to encourage them to stop for awhile. Or if what someone is saying is not agreeable to the listener, the listener may whisht the speaker and speak himself. Yes DNE-cit DNE-cit DICT CEN. JW Used I Used I Used I whisht; wish(t) |
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W 17 71 -99 Cecilia Hayes 25 R.C. Cape Broyle Childhood July 9/71 Mrs. Mary Brown Grandmother 96 Cape Broyle R.C. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14949 W_14949_whist http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/78172 |
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