Definitions for welkin
ˈwɛl kɪnwelkin

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkinnoun

   the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. welkinnoun

   The sky, the upper air; the heavens.

2. Etymology: From welkne, wolkne, from wolcnu, plural of wolcen, from wulknan, from welg-. Cognate with wolk, Wulke, Wolke, welken. More at welk.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Welkinnoun

   Etymology: from wealcan , to roll, or welcen , clouds, Sax.

   1. The visible regions of the air. Out of use, except in poetry.

   Ne in all the welkin was no cloud. Geoffrey Chaucer.

   He leaves the welkin way most beaten plain,
   And rapt with whirling wheels inflames the skyen,
   With fire not made to burn, but fairly for to shine. Fa. Qu.

   The swallow peeps out of her nest,
   And cloudy welkin cleareth. Edmund Spenser, Pastorals.

   Spur your proud horses hard, and ride in blood:
   Amaze the welkin with your broken staves. William Shakespeare, R. III.

   With feats of arms
   From either end of heav’n the welkin burns. John Milton.

   Now my task is smoothly done,
   I can fly, or I can run
   Quickly to the green earth’s end,
   Where the bow’d welkin slow doth bend. John Milton.

   Their hideous yells
   Rend the dark welkin. Philips.

   2. Welkin Eye, is, I suppose, blue eye; skycoloured eye.

   Yet were it true
   To say this boy were like me! Come, sir page,
   Look on me with your welkin eye, sweet villain. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. welkin

   Welkin is an old literary term referring to the sky or the heavens. It originates from Old English and is not commonly used in modern English. It often signifies a representation of the sky in literature or poetry.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Welkinnoun

   the visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky

2. Etymology: [OE. welken, welkene, welkne, wolcne, weolcne, AS. wolcen, pl. wolcnu, a cloud; akin to D. wolk, OFries. wolken, OS. wolkan, G. wolke, OHG. wolchan, and probably to G. welk withered, OHG. welc moist, Russ. & OSlav. vlaga moisture, Lith. vilgyti to moisten.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Welkin

   wel′kin, n. the sky or region of clouds.—adj. (Shak.) sky-blue. [A.S. wolcnu, pl. of wolcen, cloud, air, sky; Ger. wolke, cloud.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. welkin

   [from, the Anglo-Saxon, weal can]. The visible firmament.

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1. winkle

2. winkel

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   The numerical value of welkin in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

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   The numerical value of welkin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=welkin
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Welkin
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=welkin
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/welkin
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=welkin
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=welkin