My basic structure is [discussion about thing], and lo, [example of thing], kind of like There's a cliche about circus clowns being creepy and dangerous, and lo, last night i saw a clown violating a teddy bear. According to the oed, in middle english there are two distinct words lo or loo which have fallen together One of them is indeed derived from a form of look, but the other lá, an exclamation indicating surprise, grief, or joy. 9 lo comes from middle english, where it was a short form of lok, imperative of loken, to look (see etymonline, wiktionary) To behold means to see, to look at and comes from old english bihaldan, give regard to, hold in view (compare to behalten in contemporary german).
It expressly calls upon hearers to look at, to take account of, to behold what follows In contemporary english we say “look!” in pretty much exactly the same way. But i found the structure unusual because lo+adjective itself serves as a noun, which is another grammar in spanish, but the adjective/adverb in the subordinate clause serve as a predicate/adverbial. Tv fool > over the air services > special topics > antennas low vhf antenna designs In spanish, there's the expression ¡no escupas para arriba The chester racecourse site was home to the famous and bloody goteddsday football match
The first recorded race was held on february 9, 1539 with the consent of the mayor henry gee, whose name led to the use of.
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