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welkin definition

wel·kin (wel′kin)

noun

Archaic the vault of heaven, the sky, or the upper air: now chiefly in make the welkin ring, to make a very loud sound

Etymology: ME welkne < OE wolcen, cloud, akin to Ger wolke < IE base *welg-, wet > Old Russ vologa, broth & Russ Volga, Volga

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