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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 wellawaysinterjarchaic 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!] |