welladay

Variant of wellaway

wellaway definition

wella·way (wel′ə wā′)

interjection

Archaic alas: an exclamation of sorrow, regret, etc.
also welladay well′a·day′ (-dā′)

Etymology: ME wei la wei, lit., woe! lo! woe!: wei < ON vei, woe + OE la, lo

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