Dictionary Entry

welkin

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈwɛl.kən/Used In Literature ↓

The sky, the region of clouds; the upper air; aether; the heavens.

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ring welkin. welkinrang welkinrings welkinblue welkindome welkinwelkin wholewelkin entire

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Poetry examples for “welkin”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Bright thro' the valley gallops the brooklet;
Over the welkin travels the cloud;
Touch'd by the zephyr, dances the harebell;

That thou should'st try
Those zigzag courses, in the welkin clear;
Nor cruel Boy that, fledd'st thou straight

The swallow peeps out of her nest,
And cloudy welkin cleareth.
WIL. Seest not thilk same hawthorn stud,

Welkin, 1015.

For he waxed under welkin, in wealth he throve (1. 8.)

Attest his joy; then, with deep-opening mouth
That makes the welkin tremble, he proclaims
The audacious felon; foot by foot he marks