wellaway

Also well·a·day

[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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Example Sentences

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Welladay, wel′a-dā, Wellaway, wel′a-wā, interjs. alas!

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Ah!" cried the prince impassion'd, "Harrow and wellaway!

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Ask them what they ail, or who brought them in this stay, They answer not at all, but "alack!" and "wellaway!"

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Within the house, and at the door, sitting by this same post, Where I was looking a long hour, before these folks came here; But, wellaway, all was in vain, my nee'le is never the near!