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Old English · verb

hyngran

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxyn.ɡrɑn/
[ˈhyŋ.ɡrɑn]
Syllables
ˈxyn · ɡrɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
hungerhungry

Meaning

  1. to be hungry

    Mē hyngreþ. Is hēr āwiht lā tō etenne?

    I'm hungry. Is there anything to eat around here?

Conjugation

Conjugation of hyngran
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hyngrehyngrede
2nd singular hyngresthyngredest
3rd singular hyngreþhyngrede
Plural hyngraþhyngredon
Subjunctive
Singular hyngrehyngrede
Plural hyngrenhyngreden
Non-finite forms of hyngran
Form
Infinitive hyngran
Inflected infinitive hyngrenne
Imperative singular hyngre
Imperative plural hyngraþ
Present participle hyngrende
Past participle hyngredġehyngred

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hungrijan, from Proto-Germanic *hungrijaną. Cognate with Old Saxon hungrian, Old High German hungiren, Gothic (huggrjan).

Descendants

hunger

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