gulchen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; compare gulpen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡult͡ʃən/, /ˈkult͡ʃən/

Verb

gulchen (rare)

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

Conjugation

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
imperative singular
plural1 gulchen, gulche gulcheden, gulchede
imperative plural gulcheth, gulche
participles gulchynge, gulchende gulched

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: gulch
  • Scots: gulch

References