whisht

whist This saying is used when one wants to tell someone to be quiet. I have only heard it being used by my grand- father so I'm not sure how widespread the saying is. JH 6/71 Used I Used I Not used whisht; wish(t)

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/79107
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/79107 2023-12-31T10:17:30+01:00 whisht 1971/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/79107 eng eng W Gerald Duggan, 68-5/81 Melrose, F.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14956 W_14956_whist http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/79107 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:37Z whist This saying is used when one wants to tell someone to be quiet. I have only heard it being used by my grand- father so I'm not sure how widespread the saying is. JH 6/71 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 This saying is used when one wants to tell someone to be quiet. I have only heard it being used by my grand- father so I'm not sure how widespread the saying is. JH 6/71 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 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/79107
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
Gerald Duggan, 68-5/81
Melrose, F.B.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14956
W_14956_whist
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/79107
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