"forhungered" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more forhungered [comparative], most forhungered [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English forhungred, forhongred, forhyngrede (“famished, lean”), equivalent to for- (“exceedingly, very”) + hungered. Compare Dutch verhongerd (“starving, famished”), German verhungert (“starving, famished”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forhungred}} Middle English forhungred, {{pre|en|for-|hungered|t1=exceedingly, very}} for- (“exceedingly, very”) + hungered, {{cog|nl|verhongerd|t=starving, famished}} Dutch verhongerd (“starving, famished”), {{cog|de|verhungert|t=starving, famished}} German verhungert (“starving, famished”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} forhungered (comparative more forhungered, superlative most forhungered)
  1. (archaic) Very hungry; dying of hunger; starving. Tags: archaic
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