interjection
Origin: ME wei la wei, lit., woe! lo! woe!: wei < ON vei, woe + OE la, lo
See wellaway in American Heritage Dictionary 4
interjection
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , alteration (influenced by well, well and awai, away)
Origin: of Old English weilāwei
Origin: , alteration (influenced by Old Scandinavian *wei, woe)
Origin: of wā lā wā
Origin: : wā, woe; see woe
Origin: + lā, lo; see lo
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