whelke

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English hwelca. ==== Noun ==== whelke (plural whelkes) A papule; a pustule; acne. Chaucer Ne oynement that wolde clense and byte, / That hym myghte helpen of his whelkes white. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== whelke alternative form of welk