wellaway

[ wel-uh-wey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

, Archaic.

(used to express sorrow.)

wellaway

/ ˈwɛləˈweɪ /

interjection

archaic.
woe! alas!

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Word History and Origins

Origin of wellaway¹

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of wellaway¹

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

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