hungren

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === hingriæn, hingren, hengren, hungrin, hungryn, hungrun, hungere, hungre === 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 To hunger; to be starving, hungry, or lacking nutrition. To wish for or want; to yearn for something. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: hunger Scots: hunger ==== References ==== “hungren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 September 2018.