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in reply to a message by Yahalome
Precursors of the exclamation "hello" (Halloa, Hollo, hola, etc) preceded the telephone and Bell by several centuries.
Examples:
1523 Ld. Berners Froiss. I. ccclxv. 597 "Than therle of Buckyngham sayd, hola, cease, for it is late."
1593 Shakes. Rich. II, iv. i. 54 "As many lies As may be holloa'd in thy treacherous ear."
1588 Shakes. Tit. A. ii. i. 25 "Hollo, what storme is this?"
I find your approach quite elegant, Yahalome, though there is no univesally accepted etymology. One other possibility is from the French "hola" (ho-la, "hey, there!).
Examples:
1523 Ld. Berners Froiss. I. ccclxv. 597 "Than therle of Buckyngham sayd, hola, cease, for it is late."
1593 Shakes. Rich. II, iv. i. 54 "As many lies As may be holloa'd in thy treacherous ear."
1588 Shakes. Tit. A. ii. i. 25 "Hollo, what storme is this?"
I find your approach quite elegant, Yahalome, though there is no univesally accepted etymology. One other possibility is from the French "hola" (ho-la, "hey, there!).
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