Welk (plural Welks)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Welk is the 12812nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2407 individuals. Welk is most common among White (95.51%) individuals.
• kewl
welk (third-person singular simple present welks, present participle welking, simple past and past participle welked)
(obsolete) Of a plant: to wither, wilt, decay.
(obsolete) To diminish; to lose brightness, to wane.
(dialectal) to soak, steep.
(dialectal) to thrash, beat severely.
To contract; to shorten.
(transitive) To form into wrinkles or ridges.
welk (plural welks)
Alternative form of whelk
• kewl
Source: Wiktionary
Welk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Welked; p. pr. & vb. n. Welking.] Etym: [OE. welken; cf. D. & G. welken to wither, G. welk withered, OHG. welc moist. See Welkin, and cf. Wilt.]
Definition: To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to wane. [Obs.] When ruddy Phwelk in west. Spenser. The church, that before by insensible degrees welked and impaired, now with large steps went down hill decaying. Milton.
Welk, v. t.
1. To cause to wither; to wilt. [Obs.] Mot thy welked neck be to-broke [broken]. Chaucer.
2. To contract; to shorten. [Obs.] Now sad winter welked hath the day. Spenser.
3. To soak; also, to beat severely. [Prov. Eng.]
Welk, n.
Definition: A pustule. See 2d Whelk.
Welk, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A whelk. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 June 2025
(noun) very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
