Old English · interjection
wa la wa
- Part of speech
- interjection
- IPA
- /wɑː lɑː wɑː/
- Syllables
- wɑː · lɑː · wɑː (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- alaswelawaywellawayweylawey
Meaning
-
alas, oh woe; weylawey
731, Bede, The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, 1722 edition prepared by John Smith, p. 501
Oh woe! That is sad
Descendants
welaway, wellaway
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