[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wish \wish\, v. i. imp.  p. p. wished; p. pr.  vb. n.
   wishing. oe. wischen, weschen, wuschen, as. w?scan; akin
   to d. wenschen, g. w"unschen, icel. aeeskja, dan.
   "onske, sw. "onska; from as. w?sc a wish; akin to od. 
   g. wunsch, ohg. wunsc, icel. ?sk, skr. v=a?ch=a a wish,
   v=a?ch to wish; also to skr. van to like, to wish. ?. see
   winsome, win, v. t., and cf. wistful.
   1913 webster
   1. to have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.
      1913 webster

            they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished
            for the day.                          --acts xxvii.
                                                  29.
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            this is as good an argument as an antiquary could
            wish for.                             --arbuthnot.
      1913 webster
see also:
wished wishing winsome win wistful 

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