utchy
/ˈʌt͡ʃɪ/
utchy
English
Pron
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Definition
I
Etymology
A modification of utch, ich, iche, from Middle English ich (“I”, pronoun), from Old English iċ (“I”, pronoun), from Proto-Germanic *ik, *ek (“I”, pronoun), from Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm (“I”). Doublet of che. Recorded in use in the area around Yeovil in southern Somerset.
Example Sentences
- "What shall utchy do?"
- "[It is, manifestly, a corrupt pronunciation of Ich, or Ichè, pronounced as two syllables, the Anglo-Saxon word for I. What shall utchy do? What shall I do. I think Chaucer sometimes uses iche as a dissyllable; […]]"
- "[page 11:] As valled out, utchy come across en out to Clinkerbell Barn[…] [page 63:] Let utchy bide, cassen! [page 81:] Only let en lay 's han' 'pon u t c h y! 'Ch'ill zmoor en doown! 'Ch'ill gie en the backzwrd cut!"
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