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Definitions for WELKIN
ˈwɛl kɪnwelkin
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Princeton's WordNet
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
Wiktionary
welkinnoun
The sky, the upper air; the heavens.
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 Dictionary
Welkinnoun
Etymology: from wealcan , to roll, or welcen , clouds, Sax.
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.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.
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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 Dictionary
Welkinnoun
the visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky
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 Dictionary
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 Terms
welkin
[from, the Anglo-Saxon, weal can]. The visible firmament.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of WELKIN in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of WELKIN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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