Rustic Speech and Folk-lore

Elizabeth Mary Wright

H. Milford, 1913 - England - 341 pages

Contents

• CHAPTER II: 6
• Appropriate compound words 1819: 18
• Misunderstandings between dialect speakers and speakers: 25
• Misplaced suffixes: 32
• CHAPTER V: 36
• Adjectives 4346: 43
• Archaic words from the Authorized Version of the Bible 5354: 53
• Dialect words in Johnsons Dictionary 6167: 61
• Old words and forms preserved in surnames 7276: 72
• Historical forms surviving in the dialects 8486: 84
• Regular forms in the dialects compared with irregularities: 90
• CHAPTER VII: 96
• Scandinavian loanwords 103104: 103
• CHAPTER VIII: 110
• Dialect words alike in form to existing literary words: 118
• CHAPTER X: 126
• The Articles: 140
• Pronouns: 146
• Verbs: 153
• Proverbial sayings: 171
• Contemptuous and derisive expressions: 178
• Ethnological evidence afforded by the dialects: 190
• CHAPTER XII: 191
• The Seven Whistlers: 197
• The Devil in dialect lore 203206: 203
• Witches and white witches 211213: 211
• Superstitions concerning magpies cats robins c 217219: 217
• Signs foretelling gifts and guests 223224: 223
• a 3: 227
• CHAPTER XIV: 230
• Superstitious remedies: 236
• The seventh son and the watercaster 254255: 254
• The hempseed charm: 261
• CHAPTER XVI: 265
• Banns of marriage: 271
• Customs and superstitions concerning death 277278: 277
• CHAPTER XVII: 283
• Candlemas Day: 289
• Mayday 296297: 296
• Christmas 302304: 302
• Historical importance of childrens games: 307
• Signs of rain and of fine weather 314317: 314
• Decay of old farming customs: 321
• Sheepscoring numerals: 327
• Biblical names 333335: 333
• Personal names for animals 339341: 339

Bibliographic information

• Title: Rustic Speech and Folk-lore
• Author: Elizabeth Mary Wright
• Publisher: H. Milford, 1913
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Oct 8, 2008
• Length: 341 pages