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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1420, 1499-1598
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Hungry, Houngrye, a. Also: hungrie, -ré, houngrie, -ré. [ME. hungre, hungri, hungry, OE. hungriᵹ.] Hungry. Also absol. as noun.(1) c1420 Wynt. ii. 196 (Esawe … rycht hungry). a1500 Henr. II. 226/104 (hungry men). c1515 Asloan MS I. 165/16 (men never … cald nor hungry). c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 128 (hungry gled). 1535 Stewart 3641 (upoun ane huke the hungrie fische to tak). 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 996 (hungre gormande wolfis). a1598 Ferg. Prov. 2 b (a hungrie man sees far).(b) 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 1008 (lyke houngre fleis). c1552 Id. Mon. 123 (houngrye couatyce). 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 6663 (for werynes … baith houngrie and cald). 1556 Lauder Off. Kings 321 (the houngre scheip). 1570 Satirical Poems xiii. 139 (houngrie tykis).(2) absol. c1500-c1512 Dunb. ix. 27.
I … to hungre meit, nor drynk to thristy gaif 1540 Lynd. Sat. 3510.
Gif hungrie meit and gif the naikit clayis
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