welken

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Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch welken; according to Kluge, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *wolkn (cloud). Akin to German welken, English welk.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛlkən

Verb

welken

  1. to wither
Inflection
Conjugation of welken (weak)
infinitive welken
past singular welkte
past participle gewelkt
infinitive welken
gerund welken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular welk welkte
2nd person sing. (jij) welkt, welk2 welkte
2nd person sing. (u) welkt welkte
2nd person sing. (gij) welkt welkte
3rd person singular welkt welkte
plural welken welkten
subjunctive sing.1 welke welkte
subjunctive plur.1 welken welkten
imperative sing. welk
imperative plur.1 welkt
participles welkend gewelkt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

Pronoun

welken

  1. (relative, dated) to which, to whom
Declension



German

Etymology

From Middle High German welken, from Old High German welkēn. According to Kluge, ultimately from the root of Wolke (cloud).

Verb

welken (weak, third-person singular present welkt, past tense welkte, past participle gewelkt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to wither

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • welken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • welken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • welken” in Duden online
  • welken” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English wolcnu, plural of wolcen, wolcn, from Proto-West Germanic *wolkn, from Proto-Germanic *wulkaną.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛlkən/, /ˈwɛlk(ə)nə/, /ˈwɔlkən/, /ˈwɔlk(ə)nə/

Noun

welken

  1. The atmosphere; the area where weather happens.
  2. The space or air surrounding the Earth or; the heavens or welkin.
  3. A division or layer of this space; an atmospheric region.
  4. (Early Middle English) A cloud (mass of water droplets)
Descendants
  • English: welkin
References

Etymology 2

Possibly related to or from Middle Low German welken or Middle Dutch welken, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *wolkn (cloud). Compare also Middle English walwen (to fade, wither), from Old English wealwian.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

welken

  1. To become dry or aged; to decay or wither (of plants or people)
  2. (rare) To crinkle or become roughened or creased.
  3. (rare) To turn or grow desolate or lifeless.
Conjugation
Descendants
References