Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wolken, from Old High German wolkan, from Proto-Germanic *wulkaną. Cognate to German Wolke, Dutch wolk, English welkin.

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Noun

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Wulche f (plural Wulche, diminutive Wülchli)

  1. cloud
    • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:
      Se schöin wie d'Birch im Summerchleid, / Se schüüch wie 's Wülchli ob dr Weid.
      As fair as the birch in its summer garb, as shy as the cloudlet over the lea.