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

Words nearby welkin

welfare mother, welfare state, welfare statism, welfare work, welfarism, welkin, Welkom, well, well-accepted, well-accustomed, well-acquainted
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Words related to welkin

firmament, heaven, blast, whiff, sky, waft, breath, breeze, draft, puff, wind, ozone, zephyr, ventilation, stratosphere, troposphere, heavens

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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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