Emily Dickinson Lexicon

THIRST, v.i. [thurst; Sax. thyrstan; D. dorsten; G. dursten; Sw. törsta; Dan. törster.]

1. To experience a painful sensation of the throat or fauces, for want of drink. The people thirsted there for water. Exod. xvii.
2. To have a vehement desire for any thing. My soul thirsteth for the living God. Ps. xlii.