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From its non-rhotic pronunciation. Compare fo' (“for; four”), ho (“whore”). Related to, though not directly descended from, obsolete mo with the same meaning.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
From its non-rhotic pronunciation. Compare fo' (“for; four”), ho (“whore”). Related to, though not directly descended from, obsolete mo with the same meaning.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.