Sounds

People, animals, and objects all make noises that do not easily fall under the heading of vocabulary, but when they are written down on the page they pose similar issues of comprehension to conventional words. Authors always have a problem representing such noises,

especially if they want their versions to have some immediacy of recognition, and some of the coinages used by Shakespeare have attracted not a little discussion about their exact usage, as a consequence, and are still open to interpretation.

Noises and calls made by people

Item	Location	Gloss
do, de, do, de, do, de	KL III.iv.56	teeth chattering
hem	2H4 II.iv.29	unclear: hiccough, clearing of the throat
illo, ho, ho, hillo, ho, ho	Ham I.v.115	falconer’s cry to bring a hawk down
’loo [= halloo]	TC V.vii.10	call of encouragement to a dog
rah tah tah	2H4 III.ii.274	gun drill noises
sa, sa, sa, sa	KL IV.vi.203	hunting cry
sese, sessa, sesey	KL III.vi.73	‘off you go’ in hunting, fencing
so-ho	TG III.i.189	hunting cry when a hare is started
sola	MV V.i.39	sound of a post horn
sola	LLL IV.i.150	hunting cry
thas	2H4 III.ii.264	unintelligible military drill command

Noises made by animals

Item	Location	Gloss
tereu	PP 20.14	nightingale in pain
tirra-lyra	WT IV.iii.9	lark song
wheak	Tit IV.ii.145	pig being killed

Noises made by objects

Item	Location	Gloss
bounce	2H4 III.ii.275	bang [of a gun]
hewgh	KL IV.vi.92	sound made by an arrow through the air