welken

Dutch

Etymology 1

Akin to German welken, English welk, related to wolk.

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	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.

Etymology 2

Pronoun

welken

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

Declension

Declension of welk

	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	welke	welke	welk	welke
Genitive	welks	welker	welks	welker
Dative	welken	welker	welken	welken
Accusative	welken	welke	welk	welke

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German

Verb

1. to wither

Derived terms

• abwelken
• dahinwelken
• hinwelken
• verwelken

Related terms

• welk

Further reading

• “welken” in Duden online

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Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• welkne, welkene, wolken, wolkne, walkyn, wolkene, walkene, walkne, welkyn, walkon
• weolcne, wolcn, wlcne, wolcnu, walcne, weolkne, wolcne

Pronunciation

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

Noun

welken

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

Descendants

• English: welkin

References

• “welken, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-20.

Etymology 2

Possibly related to or from Middle Low German welken or Middle Dutch welken.

Alternative forms

• welkyn, welke, welk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛlkən/

Verb

welken

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of welken (weak)

infinitive	(to) welken
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	welke	welkede
2nd person singular	welkest	welkedest
3rd person singular	welkeþ, welketh	welkede
plural	welken	welkeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	welke	welkede
plural	welken	welkeden
imperative	present
singular	welke
plural	welkeþ, welketh
participle	present	past
	welkende, welkinge	welked, ywelked

Descendants

• English: welk
• Scots: welk

References

• “welken, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-20.