wolcen

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Old English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *wulkną, *wulkō, *wulkô ‎(“cloud”), from Proto-Indo-European *welg-, *welk- ‎(“wet, moist”). Cognate with Old Frisian wolken, Old Saxon wolkan (Dutch wolk ‘cloud’), Old High German wolka (German Wolke ‘cloud’). More at welk.

Noun[edit]

wolcen n

  1. cloud; clouds
  2. sky, heavens
Declension[edit]
Declension of wolcen (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wolcen wolcnu
accusative wolcen wolcnu
genitive wolcnes wolcna
dative wolcne wolcnum
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *wulk-, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną ‎(“to twist, roll”), from Proto-Indo-European *walg-, *walk- ‎(“to twist”). More at walk.

Noun[edit]

wolcen n

  1. a convolution, ball, lump
Declension[edit]
Declension of wolcen (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wolcen wolcen
accusative wolcen wolcen
genitive wolcnes wolcna
dative wolcne wolcnum
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