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单词 wellaway
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wellaway

[ wel-uh-wey ]
/ ˈwɛl əˈweɪ /

interjection Archaic.

(used to express sorrow.)
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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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
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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