Archaic alas: an exclamation of sorrow, regret, etc.
also well′a·day′
Origin of wellaway
Middle English wei la wei, literally , woe! lo! woe!: wei from Old Norse vei, woe + Old English la, lowellaway
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wellaway
Archaic
interjection
Used to express woe or distress.
noun
pl. well·a·waysA lamentation.
Origin of wellaway
Middle English alteration ( influenced by well well ) ( awai away ) of Old English weilāwei alteration ( influenced by Old Scandinavian wei woe ) of wā lā wā wā woe ; see woe . lā lo ; see lo .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Interjection
- (archaic) Expressing sadness, regret etc.
Origin
Old English weÄ¡ lÄ weÄ¡, alteration of wÄ lÄ wÄ, with substitution of Old Norse vei for Old English wÄ. Compare wellawo, weila.
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