WELKIN

Etymology

Noun

welkin (plural welkins)

(archaic, poetic) The sky, the region of clouds; the upper air; aether; the heavens.

Synonyms: lift (dialectal), firmament

Anagrams

• Wilken, Winkle, winkle

Source: Wiktionary

Wel"kin, n. Etym: [OE. welken, welkene, welkne, wolcne, weolcne, AS. wolcen, pl. wolcnu, a cloud; akin to D. wolk, OFries. wolken, OS. wolkan, G. wolke, OHG. wolchan, and probably to G. welk withered, OHG. welc moist, Russ. & OSlav. vlaga moisture, Lith. vilgyti to moisten.]

Definition: The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky. On the welkne shoon the sterres lyght. Chaucer. The fair welkin foully overcast. Spenser. When storms the welkin rend. Wordsworth.

Note: Used adjectively by Shakespeare in the phase, "Your welkin eye," with uncertain meaning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition