Wish (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Wished (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Wishing.] [OE. wischen, weschen, wuschen, AS. w�scan; akin to D. wenschen, G. wünschen, Icel. æeskja, Dan. önske, Sw. önska; from AS. w�sc a wish; akin to OD. & G. wunsch, OHG. wunsc, Icel. �sk, Skr. vā�chā a wish, vā�ch to wish; also to Skr. van to like, to wish. �. See Winsome, Win, v. t., and cf. Wistful.]
1. To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.
They cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. Acts xxvii. 29.
This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for. Arbuthnot.