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wellaway

[ wel-uh-wey ]
/ ˈwɛl əˈweɪ /
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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!

Words nearby wellaway

well-armed, well-arranged, well-attended, well-attested, well-aware, wellaway, well-balanced, Well begun is half done, well-behaved, well-being, well-beloved
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Words related to wellaway

distant, far-flung, far-off, outlying, absent, abstracted, dreamy, far, lost, preoccupied, removed

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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