wellaway

well·a·way

W0085500 (wĕl′ə-wā′) Archaic interj. Used to express woe or distress.n. pl. well·a·ways A lamentation.
[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.]

wellaway

(ˈwɛləˈweɪ) or

wellaways

interjarchaic woe! alas![Old English, from wei lā wei, variant of wā lā wā, literally: woe! lo woe]

well•a•way

(ˈwɛl əˈweɪ)

also well•a•day

(-ˈdeɪ)

interj. Archaic. (used to express sorrow.) [before 900; Middle English we(i)lawei, Old English weilāwei (wei < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse vei woe), replacing Old English wā lā wā woe! lo! woe!]