- welcn
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Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
welcn
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welkin — /wel kin/, n. Chiefly Literary. the sky; the vault of heaven. [bef. 900; ME welken(e), OE welcn, var. of wolcen cloud, sky; c. G Wolke cloud] * * * … Universalium
welkin — sb. == the sky. Wright’s L. P. p. 114; [walken]. Alys. 5799. Ps. cl. 1; dat. s. ‘weoluce.’ O. and N. 1680. AS. welcn, wolcen … Oldest English Words
welkin — wel•kin [[t]ˈwɛl kɪn[/t]] n. Chiefly Literary. the sky; the vault of heaven • Etymology: bef. 900; ME welken(e), OE welcn, var. of wolcen cloud, sky … From formal English to slang
