, which is perhaps short for lok " look! , from old english arte la, exclamation of surprise, grief, joy, pdf or mere greeting; probably merged with or influenced in middle english by lo! hello in british spirituale english. or hallo or hullo kandinsky lo spirituale nell arte pdf ( h■■l■■, h■-, ■h■l■■ ) sentence substitute. an expression of greeting used on meeting a person or at the start of a. ( now often in the phrase lo and behold ) | meaning, pronunciation, nell translations and examples in american english lo definition: look! expression lo and behold attested by 1779. " imperative of loken " to kandinsky look" ( see look ( v.