wolcn

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Middle English

Noun

wolcn

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of welken (sky)

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wolkn, from Proto-Germanic *wulkną.

Pronunciation

Noun

wolcn n

  1. cloud
    Næs þā nān wolcn on þǣre lyfte.
    There wasn't a cloud in the sky.
    Sēo sunne flīeġþ hēah ofer þā wolcnu.
    The sun flies high above the clouds.
  2. (in the plural) the sky, the heavens
    Þā wolcnu sweartodon.
    The skies darkened.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wolcn wolcnu
accusative wolcn wolcnu
genitive wolcnes wolcna
dative wolcne wolcnum

Descendants

  • Middle English: welken (from plural wolcnu)
    • English: welkin
  • Scots: walk, wak (from wolc)