hoeing

Dolna Sekirna 3

48 (a) trèbe da se žn’è da se vṛšè da se kòpa

We have to reap, to thresh, to hoe.

49 (a) gradìne se kòpuju càrevice se dvà puti kòpaju

Gardens must be hoed, corn must be hoed twice,

50 (a) ə kartòfi se dvà pùti kòpaju ma ednò li e ràbota

potatoes must be hoed twice. It’s nothing but work

Eremija 5

35 (c) ofčàr kopàr gradìna sàdim kòpaj lòze što tì dòe

a shepherd! A hoer! I plant the garden, dig the vineyard, whatever comes up –

36 (c) po sìčko zemedèlska ràbota sam rabotìla motìkata ne sàm svalìla od gṛbò

I did all sorts of agricultural work. I never took the hoe off my back!

Gigen 2

19 (VZh) [Кога копаехте царевицата?]

[When did you hoe the corn?]

20 (d) pòsle gi pa kopàame ftòri pɤ̀t pàg gi kupàem

… then we hoe them. We hoe them again a second time,

Gorno Vŭršilo 1

13 (a) pròlet gi sorèm lɛ̀te trì pati gi pràšim a sɤ̀ga

We plow it in the spring, we hoe it three times in the summer, and now

Gorno Vŭršilo 2

10 (b) pràšim pṛ̀skame və vṛ̀zvame gi pòsle uzrɛ̀e gròzdeto berèm gu

We hoe, we spray, we tie them up. Then the grapes ripen, we gather them,

Hvojna 3

1 (b) nə hərmàn kət ut’ìdeme nìe še gu pràime še d’àləme səs mut’ìki

When we go to the threshing floor we make it – hoe it down – with hoes,

3 (b) nə nàj ràvnətə pul’ànə še izber’ème še d’àləme səs mut’ìki

We choose the most level field, and then hoe it down with hoes.

Iskrica 2

27 (b) si gu səd’àhme i kətu stàne zə bràne̝ kupàl si gu

and planted [the tobacco]. And when it came time for harvest, it was hoed

28 (b) nə rəkà b’èz də sə orè b’èz nìštu i kəto stàne

by hand, without plowing or anything. When it’s time

Kolju Marinovo 4

21 (a) gul’àmə trivɤ̀ təkà lòšə stràšnə i z’èmim s mutìkiti

[to be] such tall grass, not so bad and awful [that we can’t] take the hoes

22 (a) i gu ut’èsəmi gu tì mutìkə nəlì si čùvəl [laughter]

and cut it back. You’ve heard of hoes, haven’t you? [laughter]

23 (a) ku ne sì ja vìždəl [laughter] ut’èsəmi gu isfɤ̀rl’əmi

[Even] if you haven’t seen one. [laughter] So we cut it back and throw

Malevo/Hsk 1

142 (a) lukɤ̀ də sə zəgɤ̀rl’i fəsùlə də sə uprəšɨ̀ càrcətə də sə uprəšɨ̀

we tamp it around the onions. Then we hoe the beans, we hoe the corn –

143 (a) i i pəmùkə də sə uprəšɨ̀ i pəmùk s’àvəhme

and – and we hoe the cotton. We also planted cotton.

145 (a) dà i pəmùk s’àvəhme i slət tvà càrcətə v’è̝k’e də prəšɨ̀me

Yes, we also planted cotton, and after that it’s time to hoe the corn.

177 (a) zə žỳttu n’àmə prubl’èm žitòt sàmu sə s’àvə

There’s no problem with wheat, you just sow it.

178 (a) tòj nɨ̀t sə prəšɨ̀ nɨ̀t sə kòpə nɨ̀t nɨ̀štu

You don’t need to hoe it, or dig it, or anything.

Markovo

74 (a) ut ftòru uddelènie nə òdeja nə kɤ̀rɤ də kupàim i də žènim

from second level on, they took us out to the fields to hoe and reap.

Pavelsko 2

48 (a) i pòsle se vərš’ìje əmə vəsùl’əd gu gu ku kupàjeme

and then threshed afterwards. But beans – well, we hoe those.

49 (a) prəš’ìm gu

We hoe them.

52 (a) sìjemè gu ìdem iskupàemè gu jèsencku vr’ème gu mʌ̀kneme

We plant it, go out and hoe it, and then harvest it in the autumn,

Petŭrnica

54 (a) žɤ̀nim kupàame mamùle bèrim bòp sìčko kvòto ìma

We did reaping, we hoed the corn, we picked beans. Everything there was,

Rajanovci 1

19 (a) i si orèmo n’ìvete i jà sɤm odìla kopàla sɤm u čàsnoto

and plowed the fields. I went out and hoed during private ownership,

Salaš

93 (a) i tegàj pòsle pòčva vèče da se pribìra nalì kat okòpamo svè

And then you start to gather in everything you’ve hoed,

97 (a) sɤs n’ù ìdem da kòpam a kvò sɤm kopàla pa

I’d go with her to hoe, and what I hoed up, well –

98 (a) ò pa tegàj sɤm se sìgurno naučìla jàle jòš ùmem (laughter)

I certainly learned how, and I still know how …

100 (a) da kòpam i jòšte kòpam i tegàj onà rečè nèma da kazùete

… to hoe, and I still hoe, and back then she said don’t tell [people]

Široka Lŭka

14 (a) prašìm gu vəzrìvamè gu izvàdamè gu kàrame vəf čuvàli

hoe them, dig them up, take them out [of the ground], stuff them in bags,

Vladimirovo 1

62 (a) emi ə lòzjeto trèbva go kòpaš da go vrɤ̀zvɤš

Well, for a vineyard you have to hoe it, and tie it up,

67 (a) abe trùdno šò trèva mnògo kòpan’e i vrɤ̀zvan’e i ə ə filìzene

Well, what’s hard is that it requires a lot of hoeing and tying, and pruning –

Vŭrbina 3

14 (a) i zàruvì gu i hi i mìni gu wòprəš’i i nòlku ti e

You tamp [the earth] down good, then come by again to hoe it, and that’s enough.

15 (a) i vəzrìvə sə i prə brəlà s’ètn’e mu pràime

Then you dig around, and we make ditches [for planting] again.

16 (a) ədnɤ̀ž gu prəš’ìme kətu pɤ̀rvu i s’ètn’e pàk

We hoe it once like the first time, and then again,

17 (a) pàg gu prəš’ìm enèj

we hoe it again like this.

68 (a) sìčku i tugàə pàk agà gu uprəš’ìme gu dvàž gu prəš’ìme

[on] all [of them], we hoe them – we hoe them two times

Vŭrbina 4

24 (d) prəšìme gu pàk pòsled gu prəšìme i ftòri pɤ̀t

[Then] we hoe it again, and then later hoe it a second time.

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