Definition
Past tense of 'hallo': to shout 'hallo' or to greet someone loudly, or to pursue with shouts (especially dogs during hunting).
Etymology
From 'hallo' (also 'hullo' or 'hello'), possibly derived from 'hail' or from an interjection used to attract attention. The '-ed' ending marks past tense, and this form appears in hunting literature referring to shouting at hounds.
Kelly Says
The word 'hello' we use every day probably comes from hunting cries used to call dogs and alert people in the field—so your casual 'hello' contains the ghost of medieval hunters shouting across the countryside.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰላም ሰላም
selaam se-laam
ARالعربية
أُعْرَبَ
u'araba
BNবাংলা
নমস্কার করা হয়েছে
namaskaar korā hoyece
CSČeština
pozdraven
poz-dra-ven
DEDeutsch
gegrüßt
ge-gruest
ELΕλληνικά
χαιρετισμένος
khairetismenos
ESEspañol
saludado
sa-loo-dah-doh
FISuomi
tervettuli
te-rev-tu-li
FRFrançais
salué
sa-loo-ay
HAHA
Barka da sallama
bar-ka da sal-la-ma
HIहिन्दी
नमस्कार किया गया
namaskaar kiya gaya
HUMagyar
köszöntve
ko-szont-ve
IDBahasa Indonesia
di sapa
di sa-pa
ITItaliano
saluto
sa-loo-toh
JA日本語
挨拶されました
aisatsu sa remashita
KO한국어
인사했습니다
in-sa-ha-sseumnida
MSBahasa Melayu
di sapa
di sa-pa
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်က
kyun taw ka
NLNederlands
gegroet
ge-groet
PAPA
ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
sat sri akal
PLPolski
pozdrowiony
poz-dro-no-nee
PTPortuguês
saudado
sa-dah-doh
RORomână
salutat
sa-loo-tat
RUРусский
приветствован
privetstvovan
SWKiswahili
alika
a-li-ka
TAதமிழ்
வணக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டது
vanakkam seyya-padu
TEతెలుగు
నమస్కారం చేయబడింది
namaskaaram cheyabadindi
TLTL
nagsasalita
na-ga-sa-li-ta
TRTürkçe
sevgilim
sevgilim
UKУкраїнська
привітаний
privitanyy
URاردو
السلام علیکم
assalamu alaykum
VITiếng Việt
đã được chào
da duoc chao
ZUZU
Sawubona
sa-woo-bo-na