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Old Norse Dictionary - hungra

Meaning of Old Norse word "hungra" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hungra
að, [Ulf. huggrjan], to be a-hungred, to hunger, impers., þá hungraði hann (acc.), Stj. 144, Greg. 30; oss hungrar, 28; hungrandi = hungraðr, Sks. 632.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚾᚴᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
f.
feminine.
impers.
impersonal.
pers.
person.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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