Hungra

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hungra

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hungra" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

hungra: hungra, v. (að) upers. e-n hungrar dvs. enhungrer, føler Hunger. Stj. 15219. 14435;Leif. 57; e-n hungrar til e-s dvs. en hungrer efter noget: mann hungrar þá tillíkamligra krása, er hann hefir þæreigi Leif. 4814. 18. 20; mælti fjándinn viðguðs son, at hann gerði brauð or grjótiok steinum, ok æti ok léti sik eigihungra Post. 7472; Præs. Part. hungr-andi dvs. hungrende, hungrig, = hungr-aðr: hestrinn hleypr svá snarliga framsem hungrandi haukr til bráðar Bær.11712; fœði ek hungranda Kgs. 13821;jvf Leif. 10519; hungrendr til góðsfyldi hann af góðum hlutum Mar. 242(jvf Luc. 1, 53).

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚢᚿᚵᚱᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

c.: Capitel.

f.: Feminin.

Part.: Participium.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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