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welladay excl. of lamentation. XVI. alt., by substitution of day or aday as used in wo worth the day and lackaday, of wellaway, ME. weleaway, earlier welawei, wailawai, OE. weġ lā weġ, var. of wā lā wā, f. WOE, LO, infl. by ON. vei WOE and WELL3.

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