hungr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hunhruz, whence also Old English hungor, Old Saxon hungar and Old High German hungar.

Noun

hungr n

  1. hunger

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hungur
  • Norwegian: hunger
  • Old Swedish: hunger
  • Danish: hunger

References

  • hungr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press