What is medieval English for "awesome!"?
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ppfufI can't quite seem to find the right terms for google. Most pages seem ot be preoccupied with swear words, or curses.
This article looks promising https://benjamins.com/#catalog/books/scl.50.15sau/details
page 951 of _Studies in Middle English Linguistics_ seems to say Lo! or Loo! might be like "Cool!" https://books.google.com/books?id=RppwKv9Oh8EC&pg=PA573&lpg=PA573&dq=chaucer%27s+exclamations&source=bl&ots=2U-WEdxG7Y&sig=uH9hNlObfpTsjwh1Xef8aq4EnrQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAWoVChMItcDq05-byAIVzJqICh3b1w00#v=onepage&q=chaucer's%20exclamations&f=false
This article looks promising https://benjamins.com/#catalog/books/scl.50.15sau/details
page 951 of _Studies in Middle English Linguistics_ seems to say Lo! or Loo! might be like "Cool!" https://books.google.com/books?id=RppwKv9Oh8EC&pg=PA573&lpg=PA573&dq=chaucer%27s+exclamations&source=bl&ots=2U-WEdxG7Y&sig=uH9hNlObfpTsjwh1Xef8aq4EnrQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAWoVChMItcDq05-byAIVzJqICh3b1w00#v=onepage&q=chaucer's%20exclamations&f=false