La, an exclamation, 1) followed by you, == look, behold, there you have it: “la you, an you speak ill of the devil, how he takes it at heart,” Tw. III, 4, 111. “la you now, you hear: when she will take the rein, I let her run,” Wint. II, 3, 50.
2) iterated, == pooh: “La la la la! nothing doubting, says he?” Tim. III, 1, 22.
3) joined to terms of asseveration: “I thank you always with my heart, la, with my heart,” Wiv. I, 1, 86. “or else I would I might be hanged, la,” Wiv. I, 1, 86 “truly, I will not go first, truly, la,” Wiv. I, 1, 86 “you do yourself wrong, indeed, la,” Wiv. I, 1, 86 I, 4, 90. II, 2, 108. V, 5, 192. LLL V, 2, 414. H4B II, 1, 168. II, 4, 28. H5 III, 2, 93. H5 III, 2, 93 H5 III, 2, 93 IV, 7, 150. Troil. III, 1, 82. Cor. I, 3, 73. Cor. I, 3, 73 Hml. IV, 5, 57. Ant. IV, 4, 8. Per. IV, 1, 77.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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