English
guzzle
Guzzle may come from Old French gouziller.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400gouzilleruncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1598guzzle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400gouzilleruncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1598guzzle
Earliest quotation: 1598, John Marston: “Means't thou that senseless, sensual epicure, / That sink…”
first attested First attested in 1576 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in 1576.
Every English word from Old French gouziller
Today it means
verb To drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gusto.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French gouziller / guzzle