Wt/sco/hoo
See also: Wt/sco/hóo
English
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[edit | edit source]Etymology 1
[edit | edit source]From Middle Inglis hoo, shoo "she" from Old English hēo "she". More at she.
Pronoun
[edit | edit source]hoo third-person singular, feminine, nominative case (accusative and possessive her, possessive hers, reflexive herself)
- (South Lancashire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire) she.
Derived terms
[edit | edit source]Etymology 2
[edit | edit source]From Middle Inglis hoo, ho. More at ho.
Interjection
[edit | edit source]hoo
- Template:Wt/sco/obsolete hurrah; an exclamation of triumphant joy
- Our enemy is banish'd! he is gone! Hoo! hoo! — Shakespeare, Coriolanus.
- With, hoo! such bugs and goblins in my life — Shakespeare, Hamlet.
- Template:Wt/sco/Geordie Used to grab the attention of others.
- "Hoo yee!"
Etymology 3
[edit | edit source]From Middle Inglis howe, hu "how" from Old English hū "how". More at how.
Adverb
[edit | edit source]hoo (nae comparable)
References
[edit | edit source]- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4[1]
- Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[2]
- Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [3]
Anagrams
[edit | edit source]Finnish
[edit | edit source]Noun
[edit | edit source]Wt/sco/hoo
Anagrams
[edit | edit source]Scots
[edit | edit source]Adverb
[edit | edit source]hoo (nae comparable)