"make the welkin ring" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes the welkin ring [present, singular, third-person], making the welkin ring [participle, present], made the welkin ring [participle, past], made the welkin ring [past]
Etymology: See etymology at welkin; and ring, verb sense 1, etymology 2. Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> the welkin ring}} make the welkin ring (third-person singular simple present makes the welkin ring, present participle making the welkin ring, simple past and past participle made the welkin ring)
  1. To make a loud noise. Synonyms: ring the welkins
    Sense id: en-make_the_welkin_ring-en-verb-1h7b4s8k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11
  2. (idiomatic) To celebrate or revel. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-make_the_welkin_ring-en-verb-o7yzB73O

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          "ref": "1835, William Gilmore Simms, The Partisan, Harper, Chapter IV, page 44",
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