wolcen

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

1. cloud

   Næs þā nān wolcn on þǣre lyfte.

   There wasn't a cloud in the sky.

   Sēo Sunne flīegþ 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 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

1. 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