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 vei woe), replacing Old English wā lā wā woe! lo! woe!

British Dictionary definitions for welladay

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