wellaway

[ wel-uh-wey ]

interjectionArchaic.
  1. (used to express sorrow.)

Origin of wellaway

1
before 900; Middle English we(i)lawei,Old English weilāwei (wei<Scandinavian; compare Old Norse veiwoe), replacing Old English wā lā wā woe! lo! woe!
  • Also well·a·day [wel-uh-dey]. /ˈwɛl əˈdeɪ/.

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British Dictionary definitions for wellaway

wellaway

/ (ˈwɛləˈweɪ) /


interjection
  1. archaic woe! alas!

Origin of wellaway

1
Old English, from wei lā wei, variant of wā lā wā, literally: woe! lo woe

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