hungren
Middle English
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 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 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 | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “hungren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-18.
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