Complete Definition of "welkin"

English
Etymology
Old English wolcen; cognate with Dutch wolk and German Wolke'' �cloud�.

Noun
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  1. archaic The sky, the upper air; the heavens.

#*c1388, w:Geoffrey Chaucer|Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales,
#*:This day in mirth and revel to dispend
#*:Till on the welkin shone the starres bright
#firmament

Related terms
make the welkin ring

Translations
trans-top|(archaic) the sky, the upper air, the heavens
Hungarian: mennybolt
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trans-top|firmament
Hungarian: égbolt
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ttbc|Icelandic: andlangur m (archaic)
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External links
1 Welkin, Michael Quinion

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