wellaway
/wɛləˈweɪ/
wellaway interjection: expression of sadness, regret, remorse, etc., alas, "woe"!
Interjection
- Expression of sadness, regret, remorse, etc., alas, "woe"!
- 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, “Book II, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- Replied the Angel, "Wellaway! Wellaway! this may be in no way." And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say. When it was the Four Hundred and Sixtyfourth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious ...2013, anonymous author, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
wellaway meaning in Urdu
wellaway in Urdu
- افسوس
Forms of wellaway
| alternative form | welaway |
|---|---|
| alternative form | well away |
| alternative form | welladay |
| alternative form | well-a-day |
Origin of wellaway
From Middle English weylawey, from Old English weġ lā weġ, alteration of wā lā wā, with substitution of Old Norse vei for Old English wā. Compare wellawo, weila.
Questions about wellaway
- What does wellaway mean?
- Wellaway means expression of sadness, regret, remorse, etc., alas, "woe"!
- What is wellaway in Urdu?
- Wellaway in Urdu is افسوس. See Wellaway meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is wellaway?
- Wellaway is an interjection.
- How do you pronounce wellaway?
- Wellaway is pronounced /wɛləˈweɪ/.
Words near wellaway in the dictionary
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