Hingrede

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Archaic past tense of a Middle English verb meaning to feel hunger or to crave food
2. An old past-tense form of a verb meaning to be hungry or to desire food keenly
3. Old past tense of a verb used in Middle English for feeling hunger or longing for nourishment

Etymology: "Hingrede" is the past tense of "hungren," a Middle English verb meaning to be hungry or to feel hunger. Its Old English ancestor was "hyngran," a verb formed from the noun "hunger," so the "-ed" ending simply marks the past tense of a regular weak verb, the same pattern that gives "walked" from "walk." The verb's shape changed over time. In Middle English, spellings varied widely, and "hingrede" is one of several forms that appeared in texts from the period. Its Old English base, "hungor," traces back to a Germanic root shared with German "Hunger," which is why the two languages still look so similar today.