Wish

wish, v.i. to have a desire: to long (so in B.): to be inclined.— v.t. to desire or long for: to ask: to invoke: ( Shak. ) to recommend.— n. desire, longing: thing desired: expre ion of desire.— n. Wish′er .— adj. Wish′ful , having a wish or desire: eager.— adv. Wish′fully .— ns. Wish′fulne ; Wish′ing-bone , Wish′-bone , the furcula or merrythought of a fowl; Wish′ing-cap , a cap by wearing which one obtains everything he wishes. [A.S. wýscan — wúsc , a wish; Ger. wünschen , Sw. önska .]