Welkin

Quick meaning: Welkin is a noun meaning (also Lancashire) The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.

Meaning

(also Lancashire) The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.

More Meanings

1. The upper atmosphere occupied by clouds, flying birds, etc.
2. (religion) The place above the Earth where God or other deities live; heaven.

Example Sentences

Come (Sir Page) / Looke on me vvith your VVelkin eye: […]

VVhen ſvvallovvs fleet ſoar high and ſport in air, / He told us that the vvelkin vvou'd be clear.

The ſkye it ſeemes vvould povvre dovvn ſtinking pitch, / But that the Sea, mounting to th' vvelkins cheeke, / Daſhes the fire out.

I knowe more then Apollo, / For oft when hee ly’s sleeping / I see yͤ starrs att bloudie warres / In yͤ wounded welkin weeping, […]

Word Forms

• welkins

Synonyms for welkin

Depending on context, synonyms include ether, heavens, lift, empyrean, firmament, sphere.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include heavens, firmament, sphere, empyrean, sky, cosmosphere.

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