welkin

American  

[wel-kin] / ˈwɛl kɪn /

noun

Chiefly Literary.

1. the sky; the vault of heaven.

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welkin British  

/ ˈwɛlkɪn /

noun

1. archaic the sky, heavens, or upper air

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Etymology

Origin of welkin

before 900; Middle English welken ( e ), Old English welcn, variant of wolcen cloud, sky; cognate with German Wolke cloud

Example Sentences

And anywhere would be a welkin, let Brittany Griner tell it.

From Los Angeles Times

Charles Wesley wrote a hymn that began “Hark how all the welkin rings/Glory to the king of kings”.

From The Guardian

Until that moment I never quite knew the meaning of the phrase “to make the welkin ring.”

From Literature

The green earth's end Where the bowed welkin slow doth bend.

From Project Gutenberg

I felt my little car vibrating to their force, as cheers, peal upon peal, came rolling up into the welkin.

From Project Gutenberg