Gealpettan

According to the Old English Dictionary:

gealpettan

p. te. I. to devour, eat greedily [? N. E. D. galp to gape; D. D. gaup to gape, devour] :-- Þā de hēr swīdost galpettad and on unrihttīdum on oferfyllo biód forgriwene, þā biód þǣr on mǣstum hungre forþrycced those that here eat most greedily and are steeped in unseasonable excess, they will there be oppressed with grievous hunger, Nap. 27. II. to speak noisily [? v. D. D. gaup loud, noisy talking, chatter. Cf. O. Sax. galpōn :-- Ne galpō thu far thīnun gebun te swīdo do not say too much about your gifts, Hēl. 1563]. v. next word. gealpettan