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note, from ut in the Latin hymn from which the names of the 
notes were taken. 
An English Carol of the fifteenth century: Ut hoy!... 
Can I not sing but hoy! 
XI. Exultation 
Interjections expressing exultation are, in most cases, to be 
distinguished from those indicating simple merriment (see class 
X) by a boastful, self-gratulatory spirit. The greater variety of 
forms shows, too, the greater complexity of this mood. 
a, ha. Cf. aha, a ha, expressing joy, or merriment, in X above. 
Towneley Plays, xxii, 403, Tortor: A, ha! now ar we right 
arayde. Castell of Perseverance, 2688: A, A! pis game goth 
as I wolde. 
away the mare, awey care. Both expressions mean away with 
melancholy! The mare was a kind of evil spirit or goblin sup- 
posed to produce bad dreams by sitting on the chest of the 
sleeper. Cf. modern nightmare. The word mare is also used 
as an oath. Cf. Magnyfycence, 1391: in the mare’s name! 
Magnyfycence, 1326, Foly: Now then goo we hens. Away 
the mare! Wisdom, 500: A, ser, all mery, pan! awey, care! 
goderhayll. Meaning good luck! From the OE. t6 gédre hale! 
hayll, is from Old Norse, heill, sound, whole. See hayle in 
combinations expressing astonishment, in I; and terror, in II, 
above. Goderhayll is not connected with the word God, but 
good. Cf. modern Scotch heal in the sense of health. 
Towneley, xii, 226, Pastor: ha, ha, goderhayll! I let for no 
cost. 
ha a. For other uses, cf. a ha! ha ha! and hay ha! expressing 
merriment, in X above. 
Morte Darthur, 1, ch. 10: Ha A said Ban and Bors, they 
were my good friends. (Ironical.) 
ho. Expresses boasting. See ho expressing a call for attention, 
in XVI, 4, below. 
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