welkin

welkin
Synonyms and related words:
Caelus, aerosphere, air, atmosphere, azure, biosphere, blue sky, caelum, canopy, canopy of heaven, cerulean, cope, ecosphere, empyrean, ether, firmament, gaseous envelope, heaven, heavens, hyaline, lift, lifts, noosphere, sky, starry heaven, the blue, the blue serene, vault, vault of heaven

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  • Welkin — may refer to: * Welkin An archaic term for the vault of heaven; the sky, deriving from the Middle English welken , a cloud. The term can also mean the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected.… …   Wikipedia

  • Welkin — Wel kin, n. [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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • welkin — [wel′kin] n. [ME welkne < OE wolcen, cloud, akin to Ger wolke < IE base * welg , wet > Old Russ vologa, broth & Russ Volga, VOLGA] Archaic the vault of heaven, the sky, or the upper air: now chiefly in make the welkin ring, to make a… …   English World dictionary

  • 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 …   Etymology dictionary

  • welkin — noun Etymology: Middle English, literally, cloud, from Old English wolcen; akin to Old High German wolkan cloud Date: 12th century 1. a. the vault of the sky ; firmament < the sun of heaven…made the western welkin blush Shakespeare > b. the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • welkin — noun a) The sky, the upper air; the heavens. This day in mirth and revel to dispend b) firmament Till on the welkin shone the starres bright Syn …   Wiktionary

  • Welkin Lords — Articleissues|article=1 unreferenced=April 2007 context=August 2007 fiction=August 2007 in universe cat= copyedit=April 2008The Welkin Lords are a set of ten whale lords that later assist Grand Old Master Wen Zhong in his campaign against Baby… …   Wikipedia

  • Welkin-Animation — dablink|For specific versions of Shanghai Welkin Animation Development Co, ltd or Welkin Animation name = Welkin Animation logofile = logosize = logoalt = logo2 = launch = closed date = picture format = share = share as of = share source =… …   Wikipedia

  • welkin — /wel kin/, n. Chiefly Literary. the sky; the vault of heaven. [bef. 900; ME welken(e), OE welcn, var. of wolcen cloud, sky; c. G Wolke cloud] * * * …   Universalium

  • welkin — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Archaic. The celestial regions as seen from the earth: air, firmament, heaven (often used in plural), sky. See HIGH …   English dictionary for students

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