Middle English Dictionary Entry
oho interj.
Entry Info
| Forms | oho interj. Also -hou. |
| Etymology | From ō interj. & hō interj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) An exlamation expressing surprise; (b) a shout to awaken a sleeper.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400 Cursor (Göt Theol 107)12129 : 'O ho!' alle þan gan þai cri, 'Qua herd euer sua grett ferli!'
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)73.280 : O, ho! this is a wonderfull thyng to wytt.
b
- c1450 Chaucer BD (Frf 16)179 : This messager..cried, 'O, how! [vr. O howe] a-wake anoon.'