gulchen

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

culchen, glucchen

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic; compare gulpen.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɡult͡ʃən/, /ˈkult͡ʃən/

Verb edit

gulchen (rare)

To gulch, gulp, or chug down.
To spew or gush; to issue out.

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of gulchen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) gulchen, gulche
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	gulche	gulched
2nd-person singular	gulchest	gulchedest
3rd-person singular	gulcheth	gulched
subjunctive singular	gulche	gulched
imperative singular	gulche	—

plural¹	gulchen, gulche	gulcheden, gulchede
imperative plural	gulcheth, gulche	—

participles	gulchynge, gulchende	gulched

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms edit

gulchecuppe

Descendants edit

English: gulch
Scots: gulch

References edit

“gulchen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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