"welk" meaning in English

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        "Of a plant: to wither, wilt, decay."
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        "(obsolete) Of a plant: to wither, wilt, decay."
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          "text": "As gentle Shepheard in ſweete euentide, / When ruddy Phebus gins to welke in weſt, [...]",
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        "To diminish; to lose brightness, to wane."
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        "(obsolete) To diminish; to lose brightness, to wane."
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        "to soak, steep."
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        "(dialectal) to soak, steep."
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        "to thrash, beat severely."
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          "text": "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.",
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        "To contract; to shorten."
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        "To form into wrinkles or ridges."
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        "(transitive) To form into wrinkles or ridges."
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          "text": "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.",
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