Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LONG, v.i. [Sax. langian, with æfter. We now say, to long after, or to long for. The sense is to reach or stretch toward.]

1. To desire earnestly or eagerly. I long to see you. Rom. i. I have longed after thy precepts. Ps. cxix. I have longed for thy salvation. Ps. cxix.
2. To have a preternatural craving appetite; as, a longing woman.
3. To have an eager appetite; as, to long for fruit.