welk

verb6

1. •
   To contract; to shorten.

   • But nowe sadde Winter welked hath the day, / And Phoebus weary of his yerely tas-ke: / Ystabled hath his steedes in lowlye laye / And taken vp his ynne in Fishes has-ke. — 1579
2. •
   To form into wrinkles or ridges.
3. •
   (dialect) to soak, steep.
4. •
   (dialect) to thrash, beat severely.
5. •
   (no longer used) Of a plant: to wither, wilt, decay.
6. •
   (no longer used) To diminish; to lose brightness, to wane.

   • As gentle Shepheard in sweete euentide, / When ruddy Phebus gins to welke in west, [...] — 1590