Bede the Venerable, on Mark 11:1

“And when they were drawing near to Jerusalem and to Bethania at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his disciples,”

“(ubi sup.) But Hosanna is a Hebrew word, made out of two, one imperfect the other perfect. For save, or preserve, is in their language, hosy; but anna is a supplicatory interjection, as in Latin heu is an exclamation of grief.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.