- wel|kin
- wel|kin «WEHL kuhn», noun.Archaic. the sky; vault of heaven.╂[Middle English welken, variant of wolken, Old English wolcen cloud]
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kin — kin·car·dine·shire; kin·chin; kin·cob; kin·dal; kin·der·be·weijs; kin·der·gart·ner; kin·der·hook; kin·dler; kin·dred·less; kin·dred·ness; kin·dred·ship; kin·e·ma; kin·e·mat·ics; kin·e·mat·o·graph; kin·e·ma·tog·ra·phy; kin·e·plas·ty;… … English syllables
wel — cogs·wel·lia; crom·wel·li·an; lel·wel; se·wel·lel; un·wel·come·ness; wel·come·ly; wel·come·ness; wel·com·er; wel·don; wel·dor; wel·far·ism; wel·kin; wel·ler·ism; wel·ling·to·nia; wel·ling·to·ni·an; wel·witsch·ia; wel·come; wel·fare; wel·ling·ton; … English syllables
welkin — wel·kin … English syllables
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 — wel•kin [[t]ˈwɛl kɪn[/t]] n. Chiefly Literary. the sky; the vault of heaven • Etymology: bef. 900; ME welken(e), OE welcn, var. of wolcen cloud, sky … From formal English to slang
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
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Hund — 1. A guate Hund ve laft se nit1 u2 an schlecht n is kua Schad. (Unterinnthal.) – Frommann, VI, 36, 63. 1) Verläuft sich nicht. 2) Und. 2. A klenst n Hund na hengt mer di grössten Prügel ou (an). (Franken.) – Frommann, VI, 317. 3. A muar Hüünjen a … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
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