hungren

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hyngran, hyngrian, from Proto-West Germanic *hungrijan, from Proto-Germanic *hungrijaną; equivalent to hunger +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). After the Early Middle English period, the vowel was modified to match hunger.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhunɡrən/, [ˈhuŋɡrən]
  • (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈhinɡrən/, /ˈhɛnɡrən/

Verb

hungren

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of hungren (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) hungren, hungre
present tense past tense
1st-person singular hungre hungred
2nd-person singular hungrest hungredest
3rd-person singular hungreth hungred
subjunctive singular hungre
imperative singular —
plural1 hungren, hungre hungreden, hungrede
imperative plural hungreth, hungre —
participles hungrynge, hungrende hungred, yhungred

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: hunger
  • Scots: hunger

References

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