Expressing regret or grief: alas!, oh! …

An exclamation expressive of grief, dismay, or regret (a) alas, woe; ah; also, in comb.: a wei-la; wei-la the reuthe, alas the pity, oh the pity of it; (b) with clause, introduced by as, hou, that,……

An exclamation expressive of grief, dismay, or regret: (a) alas, woe; oh; wei-la-wei and alas, alas and wei-la-wei;—freq. used in direct speech; crien (seien, etc.) wei-la-wei (b) with hou or that……

(a) As an exclamation emphasizing the speaker’s emotional response to a situation; also, as an exclamation calling for the hearer’s attention or demanding the hearer’s response or action: why, here……

Well, well then, why, ah: (a) preceding questions, usu. anxious, surprised, or indignant ones; a wi; (b) used with statements, exhortations, demands, etc.; wi whippe. …

(a) Expressing distress, misery, or grief: alas;—occas. with that clause expressing the ground of the complaint; (b) in phrase, expressing indignation or anger: wo nou, well now, ah. …