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welkin
[ wel-kin ]
noun
, Chiefly Literary.
- the sky; the vault of heaven.
welkin
/ ˈwɛlkɪn /
noun
- archaic.the sky, heavens, or upper air
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Word History and Origins
Origin of welkin1
before 900; Middle English welken ( e ), Old English welcn, variant of wolcen cloud, sky; cognate with German Wolke cloud
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Word History and Origins
Origin of welkin1
Old English wolcen, welcen; related to Old Frisian wolken, Old Saxon, Old High German wolcan
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Example Sentences
And anywhere would be a welkin, let Brittany Griner tell it.
From Los Angeles Times
Charles Wesley wrote a hymn that began “Hark how all the welkin rings/Glory to the king of kings”.
From The Guardian
Until that moment I never quite knew the meaning of the phrase “to make the welkin ring.”
From Literature
The green earth's end Where the bowed welkin slow doth bend.
From Project Gutenberg
I felt my little car vibrating to their force, as cheers, peal upon peal, came rolling up into the welkin.
From Project Gutenberg
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