gulchen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• culchen, glucchen

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

• gulchecuppe

Descendants

• English: gulch
• Scots: gulch

References

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