Meaning & use
Ohone
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An exclamation of grief or lamentation, especially in Scottish and Irish English.
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"Ohone!" the old woman cried upon hearing the sorrowful news.
The poem opens with a mournful "ohone" repeated like a lament.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic and Irish, this interjection appears mainly in older literature and poetry rather than everyday speech.
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