Welkin definition

wĕlkĭn

The vault of heaven; the sky.

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The upper air.

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(archaic) The vault of heaven, the sky, or the upper air.

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(archaic) The sky, the upper air; the heavens.

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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:

welkin

Plural:

welkins

Origin of welkin

Middle English welken from Old English wolcen, weolcen cloud

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English welkne, wolkne (“clouds, heavens"), from Old English wolcnu (“clouds"), plural of wolcen (“cloud"), from Proto-Germanic *wulkanÄ…, *wulkō, *wulkô (“cloud"), from Proto-Indo-European *welg-, *welk- (“wet, moist"). Cognate with Dutch wolk (“cloud"), Dutch welken (“to wither"), Low German Wulke (“cloud"), German Wolke (“cloud"), German welken (“to wither"). More at welk.

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