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.

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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