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interjection Archaic.
(used to express sorrow.)
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!
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
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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wellaway
mid-13c., alteration (by influence of Scandinavian forms) of O.E. wa la wa, lit. "woe, lo, woe!" from wa "woe" (see woe).
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