Barrasway

barasway There was a shallow salt lake at the back of the harbour that filled at the rise of the tide, and was call- ed by the people [of Fortune Bay] a Barrasway. This is a very common term for a shallow marshy inlet or salt lake along the south coast of Newfoundland. It is spelt in the French char...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1960
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8214
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/8214 2023-12-31T10:15:19+01:00 Barrasway 1960/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8214 eng eng B 1842 JUKES Excursions in Nfld i, 89 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 2297 B_2297_barasway http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8214 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 1960 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z barasway There was a shallow salt lake at the back of the harbour that filled at the rise of the tide, and was call- ed by the people [of Fortune Bay] a Barrasway. This is a very common term for a shallow marshy inlet or salt lake along the south coast of Newfoundland. It is spelt in the French charts Barachois, and is, I conclude a Norman word. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story June 1960 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I 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
Barrasway
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description barasway There was a shallow salt lake at the back of the harbour that filled at the rise of the tide, and was call- ed by the people [of Fortune Bay] a Barrasway. This is a very common term for a shallow marshy inlet or salt lake along the south coast of Newfoundland. It is spelt in the French charts Barachois, and is, I conclude a Norman word. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story June 1960 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I
format Manuscript
title Barrasway
title_short Barrasway
title_full Barrasway
title_fullStr Barrasway
title_full_unstemmed Barrasway
title_sort barrasway
publishDate 1960
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8214
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 B
1842 JUKES Excursions in Nfld i, 89
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
2297
B_2297_barasway
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