What is to cause to wither; to wilt. [Obs.] Mot thy welked neck be to-broke [broken]. Chaucer called?
welk — To cause to wither; to wilt. [Obs.] Mot thy welked neck be to-broke [broken]. Chaucer. (Webster's 1913.)
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