Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To shout, or to call with a loud voice. · To chase while shouting "hallo!" · To cry "hallo" (to someone). · To shout (something).
intj
Alternative form of hello (“greeting”). · A cry of surprise.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe cry "hallo!" · A shout of exultation.
From Middle English halou, halow, halloo (interjection used to call attention), representing Old English hēlā, ǣlā, ēalā (“O!, alas!, oh!, lo!”), equivalent to hey + lo.
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