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welladay

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well⋅a⋅way

  [wel-uh-wey]
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–interjection Archaic.
(used to express sorrow.)
Also, well⋅a⋅day  [wel-uh-dey] .

Origin:
bef. 900; ME we(i)lawei, OE weilāwei (wei < Scand; cf. ON vei woe ), r. OE wā lā wā woe! lo! woe!
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well·a·day   (wěl'ə-dā')   
interj.   & n. Archaic
Variant of wellaway.
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Word Origin & History

wellaway 
c.1250, alteration (by infl. of Scand. forms) of O.E. wa la wa, lit. "woe, lo, woe!" from wa "woe" (see woe).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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