Eureka Reporter | 1903-11-13 | Page 6 | Whence Came "Hurrah"?

whence came hurrah 7 some authorities connect hurrah with a hebrew shout of joy to jehovah which occurs in the psalms others derive it from thor aide a war cry of the ancient north men others point to the and dan ish aurra and the german hur ren to move quickly or the danish to buzz with which our hur ry Is associated sir francis palgrave in his history of normandy and england says it was a wise custom in normandy es by rollo s decree that any one who had reason to tear fear damage of goods life or limb could aitse the country by the cry of harol raoul justice in duke hollo rollo s name hence our hue and cry the old english harrow and our hurrah are but variations of this there are some who regard it as merely an imitative interjection akin to used by addison in a pay play 1715 or of found in evelyn a S diary 1665 stray stories