threshing

Salaš

150 (a) do ə vṛšìdbata i se pòčva a màjkata kojàto e nalì

[with] the threshing, and they begin – And then mother, or whoever

162 (a) sèki si dène kato mu dòe rèt da vṛšè i pòsle

Each puts his in when his turn comes to thresh, and then

Široka Lŭka

8 (a) i pràehmè gi kò̝šuve pòsle i pràim kupèn’ i pòsle vəršèm

And we did them up in cruciforms, then we make a pile, and then we thresh.

Stikŭl 1

59 (a) fàn’eše snɛ̀k tə hò̝dim tə č’ìstim unuvà ud dəl’ànə tə gu vərš’ɛ̀hmi

Snow would start up and we [would] go to clean that [place] with a net, and we’d thresh.

Stoilovo 2

1 (GK) a da da mi kàžeš li kàk vɤršète

And – and can you tell me how you thresh?

2 (a) è tùka upkòlim s kulàtә prevòzim snòpetu nәpràim xɤrmàn

Well, we drive the cart around, bring in the sheaves and make a threshing floor.

12 (a) zәmàžemè gu i kәd gu zәmàžeme i drùgijә dè̝n še vɤršème

We smear it all, and when we’ve smeared it we’ll thresh the next day.

13 (a) zìmәme sfɤ̀rl’әme snòpetu tùkә vәf xәrmànәt

We take the sheaves and thrown them onto the “xarman” (threshing floor) –

16 (a) gùvnu i nasàdame gu nәsәdìme c’àlu i tùrime dikànetu

“Guvno”. We lay them. [When] we lay it all down, we put on the threshing board,

38 (a) tәkòәt krèmen’:te̥ tә i nәpràjәt i nìe tùva pòčneme i vɤršè̝me

They fix it up with flintstones, and make it, and then we begin the threshing.

39 (a) kәtu gu svәršème vɤršème ubrɤ̀štәme sәs vìlә nәprèš

When we thresh, we toss [the sheaves] about, with a pitchfork at first

48 (a) i gu ubrɤ̀štәme

And we turn it over.

50 (a) pɤ̀ru s vìlәtә vìlәtә znàete kəkvò e edìn čatàl

First with the pitchfork. You know what a pitchfork is? It’s a fork.

51 (GK) tɤ̀j sɤz dvà zɤ̀bә

Right, with two prongs.

57 (b) purәstɤ̀rs’әme sɤs vìlәtә

We spread [it] all about with the pitchfork.

58 (a) rәstɤ̀rs’әme gu s vìlәtә i go i pòsle pudìre ubrɤ̀štәme

We spread it all about with the pitchfork and after that we turn it over

59 (a) pә s lupàtә s lupàtә dɤ̀rvena tәkàvә

with the shovel, with this wooden shovel

60 (b) dә se ubɤ̀rne klәsɤ̀t

so the ears will turn –

61 (a) dә se ubɤ̀rne klәsɤ̀t udgòre kәtu vәrɤ̀d dikànetu dә gu uvɤrhɤ̀t

so the ears will turn upwards when the threshing board goes to thresh them.

63 (a) i kәtu gu uvɤrhɤ̀t se svɤršè zèmeme tugàvә tә gu zberè̝me

And when they thresh it out, when it’s done, we take it and then gather it up

64 (a) tә gu nәpràvime nә sòr sòr gu nəpràvime

and make it all into a pile. We make it into a pile.

66 (a) әhә dә gu udrùsәt

Yes, to shake it up.

68 (a) nәpràime gu nә sòr i kәd gu nәpràime nә sòr

We make it all into a pile, and when we have made the pile,

Stojkite 2

6 (b) gà isɔ̀hne žìtunu hùbavu i slàmana i nasàdat tugàva na harmàn

when the grain has dried nicely, and the straw – they put them on the threshing floor,

7 (b) harmàn snòpenu na harmàn fpr’ègat mùl’etana i pòčvat

the sheaves on the threshing floor. They harness up the mules and start up.

8 (b) sas ednà k s edìn kamš’ìk’ bahtɔ̀t mùl’etana i ti varhɔ̀t varhɔ̀t varhɔ̀t

They beat the mules with a – with a whip, and they thresh, thresh, thresh

9 (b) dùkat stàne ž’ìtutu pàdne s’ìč’ku i pòčvat tugàva da izvàdat

until it’s done, [until] the wheat falls all out. And then they begin to pull it out

Sveta Petka 3

61 (e) hràniž gu i tuvà e pò rànu pà dètu pə vrɤšème pà

you feed him, and that’s all. Earlier on, well – when we were threshing, well,

62 (e) cìgəne čergàre doòždaa dètu vrɤšème žitòtu

these gypsies, these nomads would come when we were threshing grain.

64 (e) mi dà e i nəhàkəme snòpe

Well, and then we pound the sheaves.

66 (e) harmàn i na sredàtə ìmə ednò tukòvə edèn darèk

[On the] threshing field. And in the center there’s this kind of post

67 (e) i vrɤzà kunètu i i ubikàlet

And I tie the horses to it, and they go around.

79 (e) vɤrdzùvəə vɤžètu zə nègu i se vɤrtè kun’ètu

They tied the rope to it, and the horses went round [it].

81 (e) i du ednò izvèsnu vrɛ̀me fàneme kato se u uròne ərmànə

And after a bit we start – when the threshing floor starts crumbling –

82 (e) učèš’am màlku drùgətə slàmə təkà slet tvà gu prevɤ̀rš’em

I rake the other straw for a bit, and then we thresh it again

83 (e) pə z vìlite pàk se i gu iš’č’ùkuvàme ta gu vɤ̀rleme večè

with pitchforks, and then we pound it, and then hurl it up.

84 (e) pa: vrɤ̀zaa kun’ètu ftòr pàt

Then they tied the horses up a second time.

86 (e) i tavà katò gu uvrɤšèm iskàraa kun’ètu iš’č’ìstim slàmətə

And after we finish threshing they drive the horses out and we clean the straw,

87 (e) tə ustàne sàmu rəštà žitò žitòto nə zem’ètə i stɤ̀puve ìma

and what’s left is only rye – grain, the grain on the ground. And there’s twigs,

88 (e) təkìva è šibàci pà təkìva tòpki e grɤ vìkəmè gi drɤgɤlcì drɤgɤlcì

well, these beaters, with balls [on top] . We call them “drugultsi” (seed-beaters).

89 (e) i sì gu smet’ème i gu nəpràame nə ədnà kupčìnka

And we sweep it up and make it into a little pile.

Tihomir 2

174 (a) da ga varš’ɔ̀me zav’ɔ̀ž’eme dv’è mùl’eta tràptiti trùptiti a ta drebn’ɔ̀t slàmɤtɤ

For threshing we tie up two mules, and hippety hoppity, they cut up the straw.

176 (a) pàdne ž’ìtata

And the grain falls [out]

177 (GK) sɤs kakvò drebn’ɤ̀t slàmata

What do they use to cut up the straw?

178 (a) as nagᵊìte

Their feet!

180 (a) tò i tò im’ɛ̀ i drùgi ràbatᵊɨ as vòlave i z d’uv’ène

There were also these other things: [they used] oxen and threshing boards.

182 (a) drabɛ̀han go d’uv’ène až’ìt ìma d’uv’ène

They’d chop it fine [with] threshing boards, whoever had threshing boards.

186 (a) č’e etèj nakal’v’èš ka e rɔ̀š nakal’v’èš e rašnɔ̀n i armànat zam’ètet

Well, you cut it up, if it’s rye; you cut up the rye, and they sweep off the area,

187 (a) i ž’ìtətə pàdne əv zem’ɔ̀na slàmata gu padber’èš as savurgɔ̀

the grain falls on the earth. You sweep up the straw with a besom,

188 (a) azàm ž’ìtətə pàk s as m’ètla at adv’èeme go fnes’ème go

and then the grain with a broom. We winnow it, and carry it inside.

Tihomir 3

47 (c) a takòvo svɔ̀rzvame go i àjde pòsle nòsime go na armànete

and then tie it up and then we’re off to – we take it to the threshing floor.

48 (c) i vòloveto az d’uèn’ az d’uèn’ i d’uèn’a e tàm

And the oxen. With a threshing board. A threshing board there

49 (c) sɤs krèmekᵊi naonòden da s da rɛ̀že zərnòto žìtoto

with flintstones, set up so as – to cut up the grain – the wheat.

50 (c) žìtətə sapo sàpoveto da rɛ̀že dè i go varšòme tɤ̀j

To cut up the grain – the stalks, you know? And we thresh it.

51 (c) i pòsle i s katᵊìre go varšòme ə səs magàreta s katᵊìre takà

Then we thresh it, with hinnies, with donkeys, with hinnies –

Tŭrnjane 1

31 (a) nìe sme vràle sɤs mašìni tìja

We threshed with these machines.

37 (a) koto pòčne dә se vṛšè

When you begin to thresh –

42 (a) a koto vṛšè takà pàda dòle a pòsle dokàraa sɤs k’ùnci

When you thresh, [the grain] falls down, and then they drive it with steampipes.

44 (a) i koto vṛšè slàmata

And when you thresh – [then] the straw –

52 (a) sme pravìle prez zimàta sèki si a kàra iməme

we did it [there]; during the winter each one brings it – we have –

Vŭglarovo 2

24 (a) s’è̝tne hərmàni pàk vɤ̀rši càl’ d’èn’ t’èə

Then [in] the threshing field, all day threshing these –

25 (d) z dikàn’ətə [unintelligible]

With the threshing board [unintelligible]

30 (a) ò càl’ d’è̝n’ dikàn’te

Ahh. All day long, the threshing boards!

38 (a) i təkà sədɨ̀m nə dikàn’ətə òlvet fpr’ègnəti i vərš’èm təkà càl d’è̝n

and we sit at the threshing board, with oxen harnessed, and thresh all day like that

39 (a) dəkɤ̀d də sm’è̝l’i slàmə də stàn’ tvà žɨ̀tu

until the straw is all ground and [all] that turns into grain.

60 (a) s’è̝tne g dɨ̀gəme pàk tìə snòp’e če nə ərmàn’ə isklàvəd gul’èmi kəmàrɨ

And then we take these sheaves to the threshing floor, and put them in big piles.

62 (a) pàk vərš’è̝jme

And then we would thresh.

76 (a) i nəs’àdəme tvà žɨ̀tu təkà e təkà gu nəs’àdəme

And we’d lay this grain down. We lay it down like this …

79 (b) rəsvɤ̀rzuvəš snòpete če

You untie the sheaves, and …

81 (b) togàf tùriš dikàn’ətə če fkàrəš òluvet

… then you attach the threshing board and you drive the oxen –

Vŭrbina 1

1 (VZh) a na xarmàna kvo pràite

And what do you do at the threshing floor?

2 (a) nə hərmànən pàk gu pràime snòpkove snòpuv’e i i pràihme gu kuš’ìnki

At the threshing floor we make sheaves. Sheaves – and we made them

3 (a) ta isɤ̀hne i tugàvə gu pàk səs kətɯ̀re gu vərš’è̝me

into small piles and they dry, and then thresh it with hinnies.

4 (a) vərš’è̝me pš’enìcənə i i jɨ u ustànvə slàma i ud nɨ̀sku

We thresh the wheat and [what] remains is straw. And down below

5 (a) žɨ̀tunu ustànvə nə hərmànə

the wheat is there on the threshing floor.

7 (a) š’ə kàzvəm nə hərmànə əgà gu izvàd’ət uvərhɤ̀d gu mùl’etənə

OK, I will. So – when they take out [what needs to be threshed], the mules thresh it.

8 (a) i tugàvə gu zətìkəme slàmənə nə ədìn kràj

And then we push the straw over to one side

9 (a) i pš’enìcənə sm’ətè̝me nə kùp i ìməme si reš’età kətu sɨ̀tu

and we sweep the wheat into a pile. [Then] we have these sieves, like the ones

Vŭrbina 4

13 (d) vərš’è̝me urème i vərš’ème gu ca tuvà rəštɤ̀ gu vərš’e̝me səs katɯ̀r’e

we thresh, and plow, and thresh – We thresh the rye with hinnies,

29 (d) i pòsled gu vərš’ème i rəštɤ̀ iskàrvəme i gu slàmətə ispòlzvəme

and then we thresh it. We do up the rye also, and we make use of the straw

36 (d) vərš’ème gu sletvà skàrəme slàmətə i gu i gu smɨ̀təne

thresh it, then take away the straw and – sweep it

38 (VZh) [С какво вършете?]

[What did you thresh with?]

39 (d) səs kətɰ̀re i səs kòne gu vərš’ème dàž’e ìməš’e xòrə

We threshed with hinnies and horses. There were even people

40 (d) tə gu vəršɛ̀ə i səs səs vulòve dètu n’èmə kətɰ̀r

who threshed with oxen. Where there were no hinnies

41 (d) i vulòve sə vɤ̀rhəli d’ètu e pò b’èden səs məgàre gu vəršè

oxen did the threshing. Those who were poorer threshed with donkeys

42 (d) pò bàvnu stànvə pò l’èku e pò bàvnu vərš’è

That goes more slowly. [The weight] is not as heavy and the threshing goes more slowly.

Zabernovo

32 (VZh) [Как вършеехте едно време?]

[How do you do the threshing?]

33 (a) tugàa kətu uvərš’ème snòpetu tə gu zberèm vèč’er gu zbìrəme

When we gather the sheaves up to thresh, we gather it in the evening

34 (a) səz greblà gu tìkəme gu tu nə sòr gu pràime

with rakes and push it together. We make it [all] into a pile.

35 (a) pràime gu nə sòr izmìtəd gu ž’ènte nəòkulu

We make it into a pile. The women sweep all around it,

36 (a) zərnòtu se strùpvə sič i č’àkame vɛ̀ter segà də dùhne də

and the grain is all piled up, and we wait for the wind to blow.

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Široka Lŭka

Stikŭl 1

Stoilovo 2

Stojkite 2

Sveta Petka 3

Tihomir 2

Tihomir 3

Tŭrnjane 1

Vŭglarovo 2

Vŭrbina 1

Vŭrbina 4

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