ha (2 is freq. and is chiefly S.)
1.
exclamation
expressing wonder or surprise, eagerness,
indignation; often preceded by “ha” or “ah” (
Tp. V. i. 263
“Ha, ha! What things are
these?,”
Ham. I. v. 150
“Ah, ha, boy! sayst thou
so?”
).
2.
used as an
interjectional interrogative = eh?
Mer.V. II. v. 44
“What says that fool . .
. ha?”
3.
inarticulate vowel
sound, expressing hesitation or interruption in
speech, often with “hum”
Troil. III. iii. 287,
Per. V. i. 84.
