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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
HALLOO, HALLOA.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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HALLOO, HALLOA,
a cry to draw attention. (E.) 'Halow, schypmannys
crye, Celeuma;' Prompt. Parv. Cf. halloo, King Lear,
iii. 4. 79, where the folio edd. have alow, and the quarto edd. have a
lo (Schmidt). I suppose it to differ from Holla,
q.v., and to be nothing else but a modification of the extremely common A.S.
interj. ealá, Matt. xxiii. 33, 37. β. In this word,
ea stands
for a, the modern ah! whilst lá is the modern lo. See
Ah and Lo. γ. The prefixing of h is an effect of shouting, just as we have
ha! for ah! when uttered in a bolder tone; or it may have been due to confusion
with holla. Der. halloo, verb, Tw. Nt. i. 5. 291.
¶
Cotgrave has F. halle, 'an interj. of cheering or setting on a dog,' whence
haller, 'to hallow, or incourage dogs with hallowing.'
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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