waly

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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: , volume VI (T–Z, Supplement, Bibliography and Grammar), London: Henry Frowde, , publisher to the English Dialect Society, ; New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC.

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, 2004–present, →OCLC. ()

Anagrams

wyla, y'awl, yawl

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