Hallow an alternate spelling for 'hallo'
Geoff Bannister
gbannister10 at tiscali.co.uk
Sun Dec 24 14:09:02 UTC 2006
No: HPFGUIDX 163138
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Kemper <iam.kemper at ...> wrote:
>
> Dictionary.com lists 'hallo' pronounced huh-loh to mean
> noun
> 3. a shout of exultation
> verb used without object
> 4. to call with a loud voice; shout; cry, as after hunting dogs
> verb used with object
> 5. to incite or chase (something) with shouts and cries of 'hallo!'
> 7. to shout (something)
>
> Does someone have an OED? I suppose I could go to the Idaho Falls
> Library... but I doubt they'd have one...
>
Geoff:
The only normal alternate spelling for "hallo" in UK English
is "hello".
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