welk

intransitive verb

ˈwelk

-ed/-ing/-s

1

dialectal, chiefly England : to lose freshness or greenness : dry up : fade, wilt, wither

2

obsolete : to become less (as in power or brightness) : wane

Word History

Etymology

Middle English welken, probably from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German irwelkēn to welk, irwelhēn to become soft, wolkan cloud

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