Middle English Dictionary Entry
welking(e ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | welking(e ger. Also wolking. |
| Etymology | From welken v.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Fading away, withering, or drooping.
Associated quotations
- c1400 Daniel *Herbal (Arun 42)f.43v : Dragaunce .., [the herb] Basilisca .. if a woman with childe smelle þe floures whanne it arn in þe fadyng -- in þe welkyng [Macer (Choulant 1747): marcescentis; ME Macer 25b/25: whan it welkyth] -- anon she casteþ here child.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)521 : Welkynge: [Win: Welkyng]: Marcor.
- ?a1475 PParv.(Win)533 : Wolkyng: idem quod welkyng, supra.