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wel⋅kin

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–noun Chiefly Literary.
the sky; the vault of heaven.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME welken(e), OE welcn, var. of wolcen cloud, sky; c. G Wolke cloud
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wel·kin   (wěl'kĭn)   
n.   Archaic

  1. The vault of heaven; the sky.

  2. The upper air.


[Middle English welken, from Old English wolcen, weolcen, cloud.]
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welkin 
"sky" (poetic), O.E. wolcen "cloud," from P.Gmc. *welk- (cf. O.S. wolkan, O.Fris. wolken, M.Du. wolke, Du. wolk, O.H.G. wolka, Ger. Wolke "cloud," from PIE *welgh- "wet" (cf. Lith. vilgyti "to moisten," O.C.S. viaga "moisture," Czech vlhky "damp").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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