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Wlonk, Wloink, adj. (n.). Superl. wlonkast, -est, vulonkest. [ME wlonc (1175), wlonke (a1225), wlonk (14th c.), wlonkest superl. (c1400), OE wlanc, wlonc.] a. adj. Splendid, fair, beautiful. Chiefly superl. b. absol. as noun. A beautiful woman.a. c1450-2 Howlat 553 (A).
Archebald … Weddit that wlonk [B. wloink] wicht, worthy of ware, With rent and with richessuperl. c1400 Troy-bk. i 388.
Medea, the mayden schene, Was thane the wlonkast wicht [pr. witht] but wene Of all the kynrik of Colkas a1550 Tayis Bank 118.
The schene birdis … cowth schowt Into that semly schaw Joy wes within & ioy without Vnder that vulonkest [pr. vnlonkest] waw Quhar Tay ran doun a1568 Bann. MS 227a/4.
Thus wirkis scho me wa that wlonkast is in weid That is bayth freind & fa and farest flour to feidb. c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 36.
Of thir fair wlonkes, tua weddit war with lordis, Ane wes ane wedow c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 150.
The wedo to the tothir wlonk warpit ther wordis