Middle English Dictionary Entry
gulpen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | gulpen v. P.ppl. i)gulped, i)golped & glupped, glouped, iglopped, igloupet. |
| Etymology | Cp. Flem. gulpen, golpen, Du. gulpen & Swed. glupsk ravenous. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To gulp down (drink).
Associated quotations
- c1400(a1376) PPl.A(1) (Trin-C R.3.14)5.188 : Til glotoun hadde ygulpid [vrr. golped, gulpyd, glowpyd, glupped, igloupet, ygolped, ygloppid] a galoun & a gille.