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wellaway

[ wel-uh-wey ]

interjection

Archaic.
  1. (used to express sorrow.)


wellaway

/ ˈɛəˈɱɪ /

interjection

  1. archaic.
    woe! alas!
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wellaway1

before 900; Middle English we ( i ) lawei, Old English ɱ𾱱ɱ ( wei < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse vei woe ), replacing Old English wā lā wā woe! lo! woe!
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51Թ 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!

From

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

From

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

From

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!

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Back, ah, come back! ah wellaway!

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