English Explanatory Dictionary

starven

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. past participle of starve
adj
  1. starved

Pronunciation

/ˈstɑːvən/ /ˈstɑɹvən/

Word forms

starven

Etymology

With analogical adjustment of stem vowel, from Middle English storven (“dead from lack of food or warmth”), from Old English storfen (“dead”), from Proto-Germanic *sturbanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *sterbaną (“to die”).

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