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welkin
[ wel-kin ]
/ ˈwɛl kɪn /
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noun Chiefly Literary.
the sky; the vault of heaven.
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Origin of welkin
before 900; Middle English welken(e), Old English welcn, variant of wolcen cloud, sky; cognate with German Wolke cloud
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welkin
/ (ˈwɛlkɪn) /
noun
archaic the sky, heavens, or upper air
Word Origin for welkin
Old English wolcen, welcen; related to Old Frisian wolken, Old Saxon, Old High German wolcan
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