noun
welkin
Welkin (noun) means (literary) The sky, seen as a dome over the earth.
noun
1
(literary) The sky, seen as a dome over the earth.
2
(literary) The upper air, where clouds and birds are found.
"At Saddlers Springs the mules raised the welkin braying for their horse cobbers that had been unsaddled before them."
— Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range (1937)
3
The realm above the earth said to be home to God or other deities; heaven.
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English welkne (“weather; heavens; (earlier) cloud”), from Old English wolcnu (“sky, heavens”), the plural of wolcn (“cloud”), from Proto-West Germanic *wolkn (“cloud”), from Proto-Germanic *wulkną (“cloud”), possibly going back to Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥ɡ-no-m, from *welg- (“damp; wet”). It is cognate with Dutch wolk (“cloud”) and German Wolke (“cloud”).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of welkin?
"welkin" (noun) means (literary) The sky, seen as a dome over the earth.
What is another word for welkin?
Other words for "welkin" include firmament, sphere, empyrean, heavens.
What are the different meanings of welkin?
"welkin" has 3 main meanings: 1. (literary) The sky, seen as a dome over the earth; 2. (literary) The upper air, where clouds and birds are found; 3. The realm above the earth said to be home to God or other deities; heaven.
