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‘wemo. Compare this form used to show surprise, in I; irrita- 
tion, in IV; contempt, in VI. 
Towneley Plays, vi, 132, Esaw: Wemo! felows, hold youre 
hend. . 
3. Calls of Encouragement 
come of. Inthe sense of come on. OE. cuman, come, has imper- 
ative cum, cym. In ME. the spelling changed from w to 0. 
Compare the modern slang phrase come off! equivalent to 
“Stop what you are doing and do what I wish.” 
Morte Darthur, xx, ch. 4: Come of thenne, sayd they alle, 
and do hit. York Plays, xxix, 153, Malcus: Come of, do tyte! 
(quickly). 
doo. Meaning is obscure. Apparently an interjection in the ex- 
ample quoted. However, it may be elliptical for do say! 
York Plays, xxviii, 266: Doo, whame seke ye all same? 
hy(e). Means to make haste. Compare hee expressing angry 
dismissal (XIII, 2). Cf. also, modern hie. 
York Plays, xxviii, 181, Cayphas: Sir knyghtis, in hy! The 
same expression is used adverbially, as follows: York, xxviii, 
187, Miles: Go we hens pan in hy. 
let see(n). Equivalent to come on! let us see! Found in Oc- 
cleve, The Court of Good Company, 64: Ensaumpleth vs let - 
seen & vs miroure. York Plays, xxviii, 158: Late se sir, I 
pray you.. York, xv, 63: lf ye will helpe, halde on! late see, 
for pus it was. . 
do tyte. Meaning hasten! tyte, in the Yorkshire dialect, and 
others, means soon, readily, quickly. See Wright, English 
Dialect Dictionary. 
York Plays, xxix, 153,.Malcus: Come of, do tyte! Mankind, 
152: Felouse, go we hens tyght! 
4. Calls for Attention 
awake. From OE. wacan, to wake, with intensive prefix a-. 
Towneley Plays, xii, 296, Angelus: herkyn, hyrdes, awake! 
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