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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1605
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Hunger, -ir, Hounger, n. Also: hungire, -yr(e, hwngir, hungere, hungar(e, hungre; honger, -yr; houngir. [ME. hounger, -uer (c 1290), honger (14th c.), hungre, hunger, OE. hungor, -ur, ON. hungr.]
1. Hunger, as a feeling.(a) 1375 Barb. xiv. 349.
With hungyr he thoucht thame to feblis a1400 Legends of the Saints i. 88.
Ner for hungyre the gaste he ȝalde a1400 Ib. xliii. 358.
We thole … Quhile thriste, quhyle hungire gret c1420 Wynt. viii. 2548.
Sum … for hungyr in lang fastyng Wery ware 1456 Hay II. 160/30.
He … was nere convict of travaile and hungir 1490 Irland Mir. I. 104/22.
This haly lady tholit hungyre, thrist, … seknes and deid 1513 Doug. i. iv. 101.
Quhen hungir thus with metis was chasit away(b) 1456 Hay II. 134/30.
Mekle thrist, mekle hunger c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 481.
The pure broder, for hunger he man de a1605 Montg. Flyt. 296 (T).
The hunger … mot thé hauld(c) 1535 Stewart 43902.
Hungar and cald 1535 Ib. 58468.
In that beleif [that] for hungar he suld de a1500 Henr. Fab. 1859 (B).
Thir small birdis, for hungar famist neir(d) 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. 368.
To satisfie thair corporal hungre 1596 Dalr. I. 72/8.
[To] refresche his people opprest with sair hungre(e) 1528 Lynd. Dreme 1090.
Mydas … deit of hounger 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 3120.
Thairefter cummis … Hounger … and pouertie 1572 Satirical Poems xxxiii. 304.
To se Folk … for cauld and hounger de a1585 Maitland Quarto MS xciv. 4.
Induiring cauld and hounger(f)c1420 Bute MS. fol. 158.
Thrw hongyr
b. fig. Greedy or eager desire.1513 Doug. iii. i. 104.
O cursyt hungyr of this wrachit gold 1562-3 Winȝet II. 12/31.
Haifand a vehement houngir and thrist thairof [sc. of God's word] 1570 Leslie 167.
Gredie desier of riches or honger of money
2. Lack of food, famine.c1420 Wynt. ii. 355.
In tyll tyme of hungar sare c1420 Ib. v. 4816.
Thare fell in hys tyme … A gret hungyre in Ytaly 1456 Hay I. 49/13.
The Romaynis … laid a sege till a place callit Sagence and wan it throu hungir a1578 Pitsc. II. 260/4.
God had puneist ws the ȝeir befoir with hounger 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 48.
The pest and hungar was rycht evill amangis tham a1570-86 Maitland Maitland Folio MS xxii. 7.
Hwngir and darthe that now is lyk to be Throw deid of beistis and skant of corne
