"wolcn" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /wolkn/, [woɫkn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *wolkn, from Proto-Germanic *wulkną. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*wolkn}} Proto-West Germanic *wolkn, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wulkną}} Proto-Germanic *wulkną Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wolcn n, {{ang-noun|n}} wolcn n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|wolcn|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|wolcn|wolcnu|wolcn|wolcnu|wolcnes|wolcna|wolcne|wolcnum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], wolcn [nominative, singular], wolcnu [nominative, plural], wolcn [accusative, singular], wolcnu [accusative, plural], wolcnes [genitive, singular], wolcna [genitive, plural], wolcne [dative, singular], wolcnum [dative, plural]
  1. cloud Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-wolcn-ang-noun-VmgQELdT
  2. (in the plural) the sky, the heavens Tags: in-plural, neuter
    Sense id: en-wolcn-ang-noun-IXFEXNyH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: weolcen, wolc, wolcen

Alternative forms

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