wellaway

[wel-uh-wey] /ˈwɛl əˈweɪ/
interjection, Archaic.
1.
(used to express sorrow.)
Also, welladay
[wel-uh-dey] /ˈwɛl əˈdeɪ/ (Show IPA).
Origin
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!
Examples from the web for wellaway
  • Attempt to stop the bus in a safe location, well off the roadway and wellaway from through traffic.
  • The focus of the theory is on scattering at locations that are wellaway from the source and impact regions.
British Dictionary definitions for wellaway

wellaway

/ˈwɛləˈweɪ/
interjection
1.
(archaic) woe! alas!
Word Origin
Old English, from wei lā wei, variant of wā lā wā, literally: woe! lo woe
Word Origin and History for wellaway

mid-13c., alteration (by influence of Scandinavian forms) of Old English wa la wa, literally "woe, lo, woe!" from wa "woe" (see woe).