wolcen

Old English

Alternative forms

welcn, weolcen, wolc, wolcn, ƿolcen

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwolken/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wulkną, *wulkō, *wulkô (“cloud”).

Noun

wolcen n

cloud; clouds
sky, heavens

Declension

Declension of wolcen (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wolcen	wolcnu
accusative	wolcen	wolcnu
genitive	wolcnes	wolcna
dative	wolcne	wolcnum

Descendants

Middle English: wolcne, wolkne
- English: welkin

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wulk-, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną (“to twist, roll”).

Noun

wolcen n

a convolution, ball, lump

Declension

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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