distaff

Bangejci 2

26 (TD) pòsl'e kət ə ispred'ète tuvà kàk sə kàzvə tuvà

And after you finish the spinning what do you call this thing

27 (TD) d'èt ə vɤ̀lnətə i nə n'ègu

that has the wool on it?

28 (a) ɸùrkə ùrkə

A distaff. Distaff.

Baskalci 1

214 (a) izmèsi se kɤdèli pràat à pòsle pràea grɤ̀dnici

they mix it, ready it for distaffs, and then later they made shawls.

Breste 1

27 (a) ùrkḁ

[With] a distaff.

29 (a) na ùrkə̥tə̥

On a distaff.

30 (GK) i ùrkata t’à kvò pretstavljàva

And this distaff: what is it like?

31 (a) e edìn tovà èto tovà krivàk li e tam [unclear]

A thing like – like that shepherd’s crook over there.

32 (GK) dà tojàgata

Yes, a club.

33 (a) tojàškata i na nègo ìma takà koto ostàveno od dṛvòto si̥

A small club. And there’s this thing of wood placed on it

35 (a) kato tòmbolčeta ta da mòe sa vṛ̀zva sɤs edìn

like small protrusions so you can tie it on with a –

36 (a) ednà takòva na ednà kṛ̀pčica jàčka takà

something like a small rag, but a strong [one],

38 (a) i hùrkata i prèda cèla zìma predème tačème na làmbata tɤčème

I [take] the distaff and spin. We spin all winter, we spin by lamp-light.

43 (GK) hm i katò ot tovà dèto go slàgaš na na na xùrkata

Hm. And this thing that you put onto – onto the distaff,

44 (GK) na ùrkata kàk se vìka tovà

onto the distaff. What’s that called?

49 (a) kɤdèl’a se kàzva

It’s called a distaff-ful

Breste 3

37 (a) əm kɤdèl’kite e takà vl̀nata ùrkata i si predème za za čeràpe za

Well, the distaff-full – wool on the distaff, and we spin it for socks, for –

Dolno Ujno

52 (a) i predèm kɤdèl'ə si ìmax i si predèm prèžda

And I spin. I had a distaff, and I spin – yarn.

53 (GK) kədèl'ata u rəkà li je dɤržìš

Is it in your hand that you hold the distaff?

54 (a) tùka u pòjasu

Here, in my waistband.

55 (GK) kədèl'ata slàgaš u pòjasu

You put the distaff in your waistband.

56 (a) tùka tùka onò pòjas nèma tràklata [laughter]

Here, here in the waistband. There’s no ties [laughter].

57 (RA) a vɤ̀lnata vɤ̀lnata kədè e

And the wool? Where is the wool?

58 (a) vḷ̀nata na kədèl'ata è takà kədèl'a

The wool is on the distaff. Like this – a distaff.

60 (a) kato è tè tekà tovà dɤrvò

Like – that [piece of] wood.

62 (a) è kədèl'a è tè tùka če se vṛ̀že vḷ̀nata i tè

So, a distaff. And you’ll tie the wool on here, and then

63 (a) tùka če ja mùšnem i tè tekà i si predèm

I’ll shove it in here, and then I spin.

Golica 3

3 (VZh) dèto predè səs xùrka tàm i vretèno

... the one who is spinning over there with distaff and spindle?

4 (a) ou prid'è s hùrka

Ah, spinning with a distaff.

9 (c) ùh pàdnə mi hùrkata

Ah! I dropped my distaff!

12 (a) fùrka ìmam, i pred'ɛ̀w i pred'ɛ̀ i tečɛ̀

I have a distaff; I used to spin, and I spin and weave [now too].

18 (VZh) tvà kàk se vìka

What do you call this?

19 (c) hùrka

[A] distaff.

20 (VZh) tovà

[And] this?

21 (c) kədèl'ka

The wool on the distaff.

22 (VZh) kədèl'ka a tvà

[OK, that's the] wool on the distaff, and this?

Iskrica 1

68 (a) i kojàt bìlə mɤ̀škə bubulɤ̀čkə t’à nòsi ennà hùrkə s enà kəd’èlkə

and the one who is the groom’s “little bug” brings a distaff filled with wool

69 (a) vr’ət’ènu i zəprìdə nə dèverə zəprìdə nə bùlkətə kəd’èlkətə

and a spindle. She spins up the wool for the best man, she spins for the bride,

70 (a) tòj i gə dàvə i hùrkətə̥ i kətu dòi p’ètəkə

and he gives her the distaff. And when Friday comes,

Kruševo 3

45 (a) ìč’ nə kədilkà

Not on the distaff!

Malevo/Asg 1

99 (VZh) na xùrkata

With a distaff.

100 (a) nə fùrkənə a pək zə strìž’en’e sp’ʌ̀vət ufc’èt’e

With a distaff. As for shearing, they hobble the sheep

Mogilica 1

18 (RA) a nagòre

And up on top?

19 (a) ače fùrkə

Oh, [that’s] the distaff.

22 (VZh) i nə nèjə kakvò slàgəš

And what do you put on it?

23 (a) vɔ̀lnənə

The wool.

24 (VZh) nèjə kàk ja kàzvaš kato ja slòžiš na hùrkə

And what do you call that [stuff] you put on the distaff?

25 (VZh) kədèl'ə ne è li kədèl kədèl'ka

“Kŭdelya”? Isn’t it “kŭdel”, “kŭdelka” [or something like that]?

26 (a) če nè əm fùrkə jə kàzvəš vɔ̀lnə

Well, no. You call it the distaff. [For] wool –

Pavelsko 4

87 (b) š’e dòjdež də gi m’èniš š’e gu stòriš’

[Then] you’ll come to swingle them. You’ll put [the result]

88 (b) nə təkìvə dɤ̀lgi š’e gi pràjə š’e gu nəvìvəme nə fùrki

on these long – I’ll make – we’ll wind it on distaffs,

89 (b) š’e gu pr’ed’èm tə pràvime pròsturi gu kàzvəhme

spin it, and make [of it] what we used to call hemp rugs.

103 (b) jɛ̀ səm m’ʌ̀nələ jɛ̀ segà səm səs puv’àsmutu segà

I was swingling [just] now, and I have a whole distaff-ful of it now.

Srebŭrna 2

67 (c) na fùrkə slàgəmi tɤ̀j na fùrkətə

on a distaff. We put it like this on the distaff.

69 (c) tùkə fùrka slàgəmi

Here, [this is where] we put the distaff.

Stalevo 1

35 (GK) n’àmaxte li nèšto da slàgate vɤ̀lnata tàm da ja vrɤ̀zvate

Didn’t you have something to put the wool on, to tie it

36 (GK) nə nègo xùrka ili

onto, a distaff or -

37 (a) n’àmə t’à sə vʌ̀rzvə d’èt sa mùcə

No [not at all]. You tie it down [in the spot] where [you] spin-twist it –

42 (a) tàə d’è̝t sa mùcə t’à ə nə hùrkə vʌ̀rzənə

The part you spin-twist, that’s tied to the distaff.

43 (a) hùrkə vərzàlkə s ìmə zə jə vərzè̝š i

There’s this ribbon, and you’ll bind it to the distaff and –

Stančov Han 1

56 (a) әmi tәkà nə ə ùrkә nə nad’èniš

Well, like this. You put [it on] a distaff.

58 (a) i nә nə dɤ̀rvinu ə tәkòvә vɤ̀ržiš tùj i vrit’ènutu

On this wooden thing. You tie [it to] the spindle,

Stančov Han 2

12 (b) də tugàs ùrkətə ùrkətə i šə prid’èš i šə təčèš i

to – Back then it was the distaff. The distaff, and you’ll spin and you’ll weave and –

Šumnatica 3

230 (GK) kàk se predè kàk se predè

How do you spin? How do you spin?

231 (b) əs hùrkə bè

With a distaff, of course!

233 (b) hùrkə i vərtènu pred’ème jà

We spin with a distaff and a spindle. That’s right.

Sveta Petka 1

18 (a) nә golèmi kòtki tòlki è

into big hanks [of wool] – they’re this big.

19 (MM) axà

Aha.

20 (a) i si go kàč’aš’ i si go prid’èš’

And you put that [onto the distaff] and you spin it.

Tihomir 1

201 (a) pred'ème č'e na hùrko pamùkə pred'èm mùčkame sɛ̀e hùrkᵊi

We spin on the distaff. We spin cotton, we pull it [from] these distaffs.

202 (a) esèj reč'èm'ə agà af rògə rògave ìma dvà trì

We do it this way when – on the prong. It’s got prongs, two or three [of them] –

203 (a) ròčka ìma azàm gɤ asèj zavr'èmi pred'ème sì

a little prong, then we push them through like this, and we spin.

204 (GK) kakvò istègl'aš ottàm gòre dèto go vrɤ̀zvaš kàk mu kàzvaš

What is it that you pull from [what] you’ve tied up there, how do you call that?

211 (a) kɔ̀del'ke i na hùrkɔ

The wool on the distaff, and the distaff [itself].

213 (a) kakvòto ìštež da pred'èš t'ènku ka pred'èš t'ènku deb’èlu

Whatever you want to spin – finely if you spin fine [thread], or thick [thread]

215 (a) t'ènkata č'e mi pò pa màlko pò pa màlka apìn'aš kɔ̀del'k'ata

“Fine” - you pull from the wool on the distaff more and more gently.

221 (a) i na hùrkata zakàč'ena kɔ̀del'č’ica i zav’ɔ̀žeme na kɔ̀del'k'ana

The wool is attached to the distaff, we tie it [all] onto the wool on the distaff.

Tǔrnjane 2

22 (a) na grebenèca pràvime povèsmata i sɤ jà ne sɤ̀m prèla

With the carding comb we make a distaff-ful and – I haven’t spun [it],

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