Welk

·noun A pustule. ·see 2d Whelk.

II. Welk ·noun A Whelk.

III. Welk ·vt To cause to wither; to Wilt.

IV. Welk ·vt To Soak; also, to beat severely.

V. Welk ·vt To Contract; to Shorten.

VI. Welk ·vi To Wither; to Fade; also, to decay; to Decline; to Wane.

welk
to dry. N. Mown grass in drying for hay is said to welk. To WILT, for wither, spoken of green herbs ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose