gulchecuppe
Middle English
Alternative forms
gulche-cuppe, kealche cuppe, kelche cuppe, kelche-cuppe, keache cuppe, kealchecuppe, kelchecuppe
Etymology
gulchen (“to gulp”) + cuppe (“cup”)
Noun
gulchecuppe
- A drunkard.
- a. 1250, Ancrene Riwle; republished as Morton, Rev. James, transl., The Ancren Riwle: A Treatise on the Rules and Duties of Monastic Life, London: Camden Society, 1853, pages 216–217:
- Ȝif þe gulchecuppe weallinde bres to drincken, & ȝeot in his wide þrote, þet he a swelte wiðinnen.
- Give the tosspot molten brass to drink, and pour it into his wide throat, that he may die inwardly.
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Descendants
- English: gulch-cup
References
- “gulche-cuppe, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 May 2018.