wolcne
Middle English
Alternative forms
- wolkne
Etymology
From Old English wolcen (“clouds, sky”), from Proto-Germanic *wulkną, *wulkō, *wulkô (“cloud”).
Noun
wolcne n (plural weolcne)
- cloud, sky
- "mid wolcen & mid wedere" (LAȝ. 102, MS. Cott. Calig. A. IX)
Descendants
- English: welkin
Further reading
- Brut by Layamon (British Library, MS Cotton Caligula A.ix manuscript version)