Boston, Mass., and Orange Co., Va.
1212. If members of a family, after long separation, meet for reunion, some one of the members will die within the year.
Cambridge, Mass.
1213. Ringing in the ears is a sign of death.
General.
1214. Ringing in the ears means death before the week ends. Of this ringing the term “death-bell” is used. It may be said by a country woman: “Oh! I have heard a death-bell!” or, “What a death-bell in my ear! You will hear of a death before the week is out.” In case of a sudden death, such a person might say: “I am not surprised; I heard a death-bell on such a day.”
Northern Ohio.
1215. The term “death-bell” is also a popular one in
Prince Edward Island.