gurge (third-person singular simple present gurges, present participle gurging, simple past and past participle gurged)
(obsolete) To swallow up.
gurge (plural gurges)
(obsolete) A whirlpool.
• Ugger, ugger
Source: Wiktionary
Gurge, n. Etym: [L. gurges.]
Definition: A whirlpool. [Obs.] The plain, wherein a black bituminous gurge Boils out from under ground. Milton.
Gurge, v. t. Etym: [See Gorge.]
Definition: To swallow up. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
