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单词 gulchecuppe
释义

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

  1. 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.

Descendants

  • English: gulch-cup

References

  • gulche-cuppe, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 May 2018.
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