hungren

Middle English

Alternative forms

hingriæn, hingren, hengren, hungrin, hungryn, hungrun, hungere, hungre

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hyngran, hyngrian, from Proto-Germanic *hungrijaną; equivalent to hunger +‎ -en. Though Early Middle English sometimes displays the expected vowel, the vowel was eventually modified to match hunger.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhunɡrən/, [ˈhuŋɡrən]
(Early ME) IPA^(key): /ˈhinɡrən/, /ˈhɛnɡrən/

Verb

hungren

To hunger; to be starving, hungry, or lacking nutrition.
To wish for or want; to yearn for something.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hungren (weak)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	(to) hungren
1st person singular	hungre	hungrede
2nd person singular	hungrest	hungredest
3rd person singular	hungreth, hungreþ	hungrede
plural	hungren	hungreden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	hungre	hungrede
plural	hungren	hungreden
imperative	present
singular	hungre
plural	hungreth, hungreþ
participle	present	past
participle	hungrende, hungringe	hungred, yhungred

Descendants

English: hunger
Scots: hunger

References

“hungren (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-18.

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