The meaning of WELLADAY is wellaway.

What does the verb welladay mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb welladay. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

welladay. variant form of wellaway; alas. 1595, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet : Alacke the time that ever I was borne, / To be partaker of this ...

Wellaway definition: (used to express sorrow.). See examples of WELLAWAY used in a sentence.

welladay: An altered form of wellaway , simulating day—the present time, either as the witness or the cause of distress, being often brought into ...

Welladay definition: Variant form of wellaway; Alas.

z. well-a-day (n.) Old form(s): welladay. lamentation, grief, sorrowing. see also Regrets.

Variant of wellaway. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

The meaning of WELL-DAY is a day characterized by one's freedom from sickness; specifically : one free from attacks of a recurrent disorder.