wolcn

Middle English

Noun

wolcn

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

Old English

Alternative forms

• weolcen, wolc, wolcen

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wolkn/, [woɫkn]

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

Declension of wolcn (strong a-stem)

Case	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)