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Webster 1913 Edition
Welladay
Well′a-day
,int
erj.
[Corrupted from
wela way
.] Alas! Welaway!
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Welladay
WELLADAY
, alas, Johnson supposes to be a corruption of welaway, which see.Definition 2024
welladay
welladay
English
Interjection
welladay
- variant form of wellaway; Alas.
- 1595, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet:
- Alacke the time that ever I was borne, / To be partaker of this destinie. / Alacke the day, alacke and welladay.
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Noun
welladay (plural welladays)
- A cry of "welladay".