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Meaning of welladay | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR C2

Definitions

variant form of wellaway; alas.

form-of, variant

Examples

“Alacke the time that ever I was borne, / To be partaker of this destinie. / Alacke the day, alacke and welladay.”
“Ah! wel-a-day! what evil looks / Had I from old and young; / Instead of the Cross the Albatross / About my neck was hung.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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