welkin

Meaning

Noun

The sky, the region of clouds; the upper air; aether; the heavens.

Origin

From Middle English welken, welkne, wolkne, from Old English wolcnu ("clouds"), plural of wolcen, from Proto-Germanic *wulkaną, *wulkō, *wulkô. Compare modern Dutch wolken ("clouds") and German Wolken ("clouds").

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