BLATHER

blather v(3) BALTHER. Devine, 10: A foolish talker. English 29: Nonsensical talk. cf. BLADAR, Dinneen 99 b: flattery, coax- ing. The Newfoundland form is also found in the Eng- lish of Ireland. Dinneen's definition is finicky. "Bladar" in modern Irish has further mean- ing of "foolish talk". But here is one of several cases where a Newfoundland word may derive directly from the Gaelic or from an Anglicized form of Gaelic. This problem highlights the vital relationship between the study of words, and the study of the history of immigration in Newfoundland.PRINTED ITEMNot usedNot usedWithdrawnwithdrawn but no stam