welkin

[ wel-kin ]

/ ˈwɛl kɪn /

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noun Chiefly Literary.

the sky; the vault of heaven.

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welfare mother, welfare state, welfare statism, welfare work, welfarism, welkin, welkom, well, well and good, well begun is half done, well dressing

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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Examples from the Web for welkin

Senator Kinney then arose, and the welkin seized the bellrope preparatory to ringing.
Roads of Destiny|O. Henry
But as we sped on side by side, I heard a great horn blast that seemed to set the welkin ablaze.
Humphrey Bold|Herbert Strang
In the cool morning the welkin rang with the singing of birds, and the ground swarmed with insect life.
Great African Travellers|W.H.G. Kingston
Boothblacks and newsboys were among them, and they made the welkin ring with their shouts.
Halsey & Co.|H. K. Shackleford

In it, stones glittered like stars in the welkin on a winter night.
Early English Alliterative Poems|Various

British Dictionary definitions for welkin

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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welkin

noun Chiefly Literary.

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welkin

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