welkin
[ wel-kin ]
/ ˈwɛl kɪn /
noun Chiefly Literary.
the sky; the vault of heaven.
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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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