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well-away
well·a·way
/
ˈwɛl
əˈweɪ
/
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[
wel
-
uh
-
wey
]
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interjection
Archaic.
(used to express sorrow.)
Also,
well·a·day
/
ˈwɛl
əˈdeɪ
/
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[
wel
-
uh
-
dey
]
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.
Origin:
before 900;
Middle English
we
(
i
)
lawei,
Old English
weilāwei
(
wei
<
Scandinavian;
compare
Old Norse
vei
woe
), replacing
Old English
wā lā wā
woe! lo! woe!
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wellaway
(ˈwɛləˈweɪ)
—
interj
archaic
woe! alas!
[Old English, from
wei lā wei,
variant of
wā lā wā,
literally: woe! lo woe]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Word Origin & History
wellaway
mid-13c., alteration (by influence of Scandinavian forms) of O.E. wa la wa, lit. "woe, lo, woe!" from wa "woe" (see
woe
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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