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welk

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See also: Welk and wełk

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English welken, probably from a continental Germanic language; compare Middle Dutch welken (Dutch welken) and Middle Low German welken. Cognate with German welken. Ultimately, from Proto-West Germanic *wilkijan (to become soft), from Proto-Germanic *welkaz (soft, withered), according to Kluge, related to *wulkną (cloud).

Compare also Old English wealwian (to fade, wither), Old English wlacu (tepid, lukewarm).

Verb

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welk (third-person singular simple present welks, present participle welking, simple past and past participle welked)

  1. (obsolete) Of a plant: to wither, wilt, decay.
  2. (obsolete) To diminish; to lose brightness, to wane.
  3. (dialectal) to soak, steep.
  4. (dialectal) to thrash, beat severely.
  5. To contract; to shorten.
  6. (transitive) To form into wrinkles or ridges.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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welk (plural welks)

  1. Alternative form of whelk

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch welc, from Old Dutch *wilik, *welik, from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋɛlk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: welk
  • Rhymes: -ɛlk

Determiner

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welk

  1. which, what
    In welke stad werd Rembrandt geboren?In which city was Rembrandt born?

Pronoun

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welk

  1. (interrogative) which, which one
    Welke vind je het mooist?Which one do you find prettiest?
  2. (relative, formal) which
    De verdachte sloeg het slachtoffer met een door hem meegevoerde knuppel, welke hij tot dan toe achter zijn rug had verborgen.
    The accused hit the victim with a baton that he carried, which he had hidden behind his back until that moment.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Berbice Creole Dutch: weleke
  • Negerhollands: welk, welleke, welli
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: welk

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German welc, from Old High German welk; see the verb welken. Cognate with Hunsrik wellich.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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welk (strong nominative masculine singular welker, comparative welker, superlative am welksten or am welkesten)

  1. wilted, faded

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Further reading

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  • welk” in Duden online
  • welk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English weoloc, wiloc, wioloc, weluc, from Proto-West Germanic *weluk.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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welk (plural welkes)

  1. whelk (sea snail)
  2. (rare) whelk shell
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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welk

  1. Alternative form of welken (to dry out)