waly

See also: Waly and wały

English

Etymology

Compare wellaway.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈweɪli/,[1] /ˈweɪleɪ/

Interjection

waly

(archaic, UK, Scotland, dialect) An exclamation of grief.
- 1724, Waly, Waly, Gin Love Be Bonny:
  O waly, waly, but love be bonnie

References

Joseph Wright, editor (1905), “WALY”, in The English Dialect Dictionary: […], volumes VI (T–Z, Supplement, Bibliography and Grammar), London: Henry Frowde, […], publisher to the English Dialect Society, […]; New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC. [wē·li.]

Further reading

“waly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
“waly” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries. ([′wɑle, ′wǫle, ′wele])

Anagrams

wyla, y'awl, yawl

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