athil, athill

& s. [ATHEL.] ( Scotch.) *ă-think', impers. v. [A.S. ofthyncan.] To repent. ( Wycliffe: Genesis vi. 7.) *ā'-thir, * a'-thyr, conj. [EITHER.] a'-thir, * a'-thyr (yr as ir), a. [OTHER.] a-thirst', * a-thyst' (yr as ir), a. [Eng. a; thirst.] [THIRST, THIRSTY.] L. Lit .: Having a nece ity and a longing for water or some other liquid wherewith to slake the thirst; craving after something to drink. drink when thou art athirst, go unto the ve els and drink..."- Ruth ii. 9. II. Figuratively : 1. Gen.: Feeling an intense longing after something. " Athirst for battle." Cowper: Homer's Iliad, bk. viii. 2. Spec.: Feeling intense di atisfaction with worldly pleasure, occupation, or care, and eager longing for spiritual good. "I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely."- Rev . xxi. 6.