Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Alas"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Alas \A*las"\, interj. [OE. alas, allas, OF. alas, F. h['e]las;
a interj. (L. ah.) + las wretched (that I am), L. lassus
weary, akin to E. late. See {Late}.]
An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of
evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or white;
alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
alas
adv : by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I
cannot stay" [syn: {unfortunately}, {unluckily}, {regrettably}]
[ant: {fortunately}, {fortunately}]
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