English
hulch
Hulch comes from Old English hylċ ‘a bend, turn, winding’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hylċ‘a bend, turn, winding’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*hulchreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1653hulch
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hylċ‘a bend, turn, winding’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*hulchreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1653hulch
Earliest quotation: 1653, Francis Rabelais [i.e., François Rabelais]: “I am quite lost in my understanding when I…”
Every English word from Old English hylċ
Today it means
noun A hunch, hump (on the back).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English hylċ / hulch