welk

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of whelk. alt-of,alternative
动词 v.
  1. Of a plant: to wither, wilt, decay. obsolete
  2. To diminish; to lose brightness, to wane. obsolete
    — As gentle Shepheard in ſweete euentide, / When ruddy Phebus gins to welke in weſt, [...]
  3. to soak, steep. dialectal
  4. to thrash, beat severely. dialectal
  5. To contract; to shorten.
    — But nowe ſadde Winter welked hath the day, / And Phœbus weary of his yerely taſ-ke: / Yſtabled hath his ſteedes in lowlye laye / And taken vp his ynne in Fiſhes haſ-ke.
  6. To form into wrinkles or ridges. transitive

词形变化

welks present,singular,third-person welking participle,present welked participle,past welked past welks plural

词源

From Middle English welken, probably from a continental Germanic language; compare Middle Dutch welken (Dutch welken) and Middle Low German welken. Cognate with German welken. Ultimately, from Proto-West Germanic *wilkijan (“to become soft”), from Proto-Germanic *welkaz (“soft, withered”), according to Kluge, related to *wulkną (“cloud”).
Compare also Old English wealwian (“to fade, wither”), Old English wlacu (“tepid, lukewarm”).
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