† wellesayint.

Forms: late Middle English wele a saye, late Middle English wellesay, late Middle English wyllossay.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: wellaway int.; weila int., say v.¹

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of wellaway int. after say v.¹, or perhaps < weila int. + say v.¹Perhaps compare later harmesay n., although this shows a different geographical distribution.

Obsolete.

Expressing sorrow or lamentation; = wellaway int. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [interjection] > specific cry of grief

woeeOE

wellawayeOE

weilac1000

wellawayOE

wellaOE

woe is meOE

wummec1175

wia1200

outa1225

alas?c1225

walec1275

ac1300

whilec1402

ochonea1425

wellesay?1440

wannowec1450

helas1484

ah1509

ocha1522

ah me!a1547

wougha1556

eh1569

welladay1570

how1575

wellanear1581

ay me!1591

lasa1593

wella, welladay1601

good lack!1638

oime1660

pillaloo1663

wellanearing1683

lack-a-day1695

wasteheart1695

walya1724

lackadaisy1748

ochree1748

waesucks1773

well-a-winsa1774

ullagone1819

wirra1825

mavrone1827

wirrasthru1827

ototoi1877

wurra1898

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) viii. l. 91 Breris..This sely innocentis wole vnclothe, And wellesay to tere her skynnys bothe.

a1500 (?c1450) Bone Florence (1976) l. 1428 (MED) Sche caste vp many a rewfull rerde And seyde ofte, ‘Wele a saye.’

?a1500 (?a1475) Lament. Sinner (Thornton) l. 52 in G. G. Perry Relig. Pieces in Prose & Verse (1914) 117 Euer þer sang ys ‘wyllossay!’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wellesay
释义	† wellesayint. Forms: late Middle English wele a saye, late Middle English wellesay, late Middle English wyllossay. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: wellaway int.; weila int., say v.¹ Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of wellaway int. after say v.¹, or perhaps < weila int. + say v.¹Perhaps compare later harmesay n., although this shows a different geographical distribution. Obsolete. Expressing sorrow or lamentation; = wellaway int. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [interjection] > specific cry of grief woeeOE wellawayeOE weilac1000 wellawayOE wellaOE woe is meOE wummec1175 wia1200 outa1225 alas?c1225 walec1275 ac1300 whilec1402 ochonea1425 wellesay?1440 wannowec1450 helas1484 ah1509 ocha1522 ah me!a1547 wougha1556 eh1569 welladay1570 how1575 wellanear1581 ay me!1591 lasa1593 wella, welladay1601 good lack!1638 oime1660 pillaloo1663 wellanearing1683 lack-a-day1695 wasteheart1695 walya1724 lackadaisy1748 ochree1748 waesucks1773 well-a-winsa1774 ullagone1819 wirra1825 mavrone1827 wirrasthru1827 ototoi1877 wurra1898 tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) viii. l. 91 Breris..This sely innocentis wole vnclothe, And wellesay to tere her skynnys bothe. a1500 (?c1450) Bone Florence (1976) l. 1428 (MED) Sche caste vp many a rewfull rerde And seyde ofte, ‘Wele a saye.’ ?a1500 (?a1475) Lament. Sinner (Thornton) l. 52 in G. G. Perry Relig. Pieces in Prose & Verse (1914) 117 Euer þer sang ys ‘wyllossay!’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < int.?1440
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