hungren

Middle English

/ˈhunɡrən/, /ˈhinɡrən/

verb

Definitions

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

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hyngran derived from Proto-Germanic *hungrijaną (hunger) affix from Middle English hunger.

Origin

Middle English

hunger

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Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

hunger English
*hungrijaną Proto-Germanic
hungor Old English
hyngran Old English
hunger Middle English
hungry Middle English
𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic