wellaway
English
Alternative forms
- welaway, well away
Etymology
From Middle English weylawey, from Old English weg-lā-weg, alteration of wā lā wā, with substitution of Old Norse vei for Old English wā. Compare wellawo, weila.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /wɛləˈweɪ/
Interjection
wellaway
- (archaic) Expressing sadness, regret, etc.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.vi:
- Crying with pitteous voice, and count'nance wan; / Ah well away, most noble Lords, how can / Your cruell eyes endure so pitteous sight [...]?
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.vi:
Quotations
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:wellaway.
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