The Collaborative International Dictionary
Welked
Welk \Welk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Welked; p. pr. & vb. n. Welking.] [OE. welken; cf. D. & G. welken to wither, G. welk withered, OHG. welc moist. See Welkin, and cf. Wilt.] To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to wane.
When ruddy Ph?bus 'gins to welk in west.
--Spenser.
The church, that before by insensible degrees welked
and impaired, now with large steps went down hill
decaying.
--Milton.
Welked
Welked \Welked\, v. t. See Whelked.