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!
Words nearby wellaway
well-written,
well-wrought,
welland,
welland canal,
welland ship canal,
wellaway,
wellbeing,
wellborn,
wellbutrin,
welldoing,
weller
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