See also: Wt/sco/hóo
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Inglis hoo, shoo "she" from Old English hēo "she". More at she.
Pronoun edit
hoo third-person singular, feminine, nominative case (accusative and possessive her, possessive hers, reflexive herself)
- (South Lancashire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire) she.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Inglis hoo, ho. More at ho.
Interjection edit
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
From Middle Inglis howe, hu "how" from Old English hū "how". More at how.
Adverb edit
hoo (nae comparable)
References edit
- 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
Finnish edit
Noun edit
Wt/sco/hoo
Anagrams edit
Scots edit
Adverb edit
hoo (nae comparable)