"hungry" meaning in Middle English

See hungry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈhunɡriː/, [ˈhuŋɡriː]
Etymology: From Old English hungriġ, from Proto-Germanic *hungragaz; equivalent to hunger + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hungriġ}} Old English hungriġ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hungragaz}} Proto-Germanic *hungragaz, {{af|enm|hunger|-y}} hunger + -y Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} hungry, {{enm-adj}} hungry
  1. Hungry or starving; afflicted by hunger or starvation.
    Sense id: en-hungry-enm-adj--ELL4yDT
  2. Voracious; having a great desire or compulsion to eat.
    Sense id: en-hungry-enm-adj-BL2jz5Aa
  3. Haggard, scrawny; shriveled due to hunger or starvation. Categories (topical): Nutrition
    Sense id: en-hungry-enm-adj-4uh9qTYu Disambiguation of Nutrition: 9 5 57 9 3 3 6 8
  4. (rare) Due to hunger; because of one's appetite. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-hungry-enm-adj-t6jVn21x Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 11 21 8 2 3 4 10 26 10 0 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 13 22 10 1 2 3 12 20 12 0 2
  5. (rare) Desirous; wanting something to a great degree. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-hungry-enm-adj-GFBmrEem Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 11 21 8 2 3 4 10 26 10 0 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 13 22 10 1 2 3 12 20 12 0 2
  6. (rare) Causing or producing hunger. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-hungry-enm-adj-jE7wVNMi Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 13 22 10 1 2 3 12 20 12 0 2
  7. (rare) Of earth; not productive. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-hungry-enm-adj-V9ckc0nm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hungrig [Early-Middle-English], hunngriȝ, houngrie, hungrie, hungri, hungre, hungery, hongry, hungury, hungorie, hungrye

Noun

IPA: /ˈhunɡriː/, [ˈhuŋɡriː]
Etymology: From Old English hungriġ, from Proto-Germanic *hungragaz; equivalent to hunger + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hungriġ}} Old English hungriġ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hungragaz}} Proto-Germanic *hungragaz, {{af|enm|hunger|-y}} hunger + -y Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} hungry
  1. Those who are hungry, starving, or of little means. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-hungry-enm-noun-giwcv~RV Disambiguation of People: 0 24 18 12 1 1 11 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hungrig [Early-Middle-English], hunngriȝ, houngrie, hungrie, hungri, hungre, hungery, hongry, hungury, hungorie, hungrye

Alternative forms

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