wellaway
[ wel-uh-wey ]
/ ˈwɛl əˈweɪ /
interjection Archaic.
(used to express sorrow.)
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Also well·a·day [wel-uh-dey]. /ˈwɛl əˈdeɪ/.
Origin of wellaway
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!
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British Dictionary definitions for wellaway
wellaway
/ (ˈwɛləˈweɪ) /
interjection
archaic woe! alas!
Word Origin for wellaway
Old English, from wei lā wei, variant of wā lā wā, literally: woe! lo woe
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