hungren

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

    Verb

    hungren

    1. To hunger; to be starving or hungry.
    2. To crave or yearn for.

    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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