welkin

English - Turkish

Definition of welkin in English Turkish dictionary

gökkubbe

{i} gök kubbe

make the welkin ring gökleri çınlatmak

{i} gökyüzü

{i} sema

asuman

Related Terms

firmament

gökyüzü

firmament

gök kubbe

make the welkin cry

sema ağlatmak

firmament

{i} gök

Gökkubbe onun üzerine düşmesin. - May the firmament not fall upon him.

firmament

{i} sema

English - English

Definition of welkin in English English dictionary

The sky, the upper air; the heavens

Till on the welkin shone the starres bright.

firmament

{n} the sky, the visible regions of the air

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky

{i} sky, heavens (Archaic, Poetic); topmost atmosphere

Related Terms

make the welkin ring

To celebrate or revel

make the welkin ring

To make a loud noise

make the welkin ring

(deyim) 1. To make a loud noise.2. To celebrate or revel

Hyphenation

wel·kin

Synonyms

lift

Etymology

() From Middle English welkne, wolkne (“clouds, heavens”), from Old English wolcnu (“clouds”), plural of wolcen (“cloud”), from Proto-Germanic *wulknan, *wulkō, *wulkēn (“cloud”), from Proto-Indo-European *welg-, *welk- (“wet, moist”). Cognate with Dutch wolk (“cloud”), Low Saxon Wulke (“cloud”), German Wolke (“cloud”), German welken (“to wither”). More at welk.