Middle English Dictionary Entry
hagh interj.
Entry Info
| Forms | hagh interj. Also hach. |
| Etymology | Celt.; cp. Sc.Gael. ach, Ir. ac, Wel. ach. The h- is prob. due to the influence of hā and other ME interjections. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An exclamation, either of grief or mirth.
Associated quotations
- ?c1190 Vita SGodrici in Sur.Soc.20 (LdMisc 413)190 : Tunc spiritus ejus vagitus cum oscitatibus plurimis quasi dicens luctuose et frendule, 'Hach, hach, hach,' mihi comparuit.
- ?c1190 Vita SGodrici in Sur.Soc.20 (LdMisc 413)262 : Quibus ille confusus, diutius non sustinuit, sed oblata sibi renuens cum stridore cachinnans, ait, 'Hach, hach, hach.'
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)75/356 : Primus Miles. A, my lord! Pharao. hagh!