"hunger" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhunɡər/, [ˈhuŋɡər]
Etymology: From Old English hungor, from Proto-West Germanic *hungr, from Proto-Germanic *hungruz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hungor}} Old English hungor, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hungr}} Proto-West Germanic *hungr, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hungruz}} Proto-Germanic *hungruz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} hunger, {{enm-noun|-}} hunger (uncountable)
  1. Hungriness; the feeling of being hungry or requiring satiation. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-hunger-enm-noun-~qhzVntK Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 55 5 9 5 26 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 8 15 6 19
  2. Hunger; a great lack or death of food or nutrition. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Nutrition
    Sense id: en-hunger-enm-noun-LwV3tJdq Disambiguation of Nutrition: 24 48 3 14 11
  3. A shortage of food in a region or country; widespread hunger. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-hunger-enm-noun-gSW~V10c
  4. Hunger as a metaphorical individual; the force of hunger. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-hunger-enm-noun-UQc-aPFY
  5. (rare) Any strong drive or compulsion. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hunger-enm-noun-0XjvMKaA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hungren, hungry, hungrylych

Alternative forms

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