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

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
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