WELKS
Noun
welks
plural of welk
Proper noun
Welks
plural of Welk
Source: Wiktionary
WELK
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
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