The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Long \Long\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Longed; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Longing.] [AS. langian to increase, to lengthen, to stretch
   out the mind after, to long, to crave, to belong to, fr. lang
   long. See Long, a.]
   1. To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for
      something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or
      by for or after.
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            I long to see you.                    --Rom. i. 11.
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            I have longed after thy precepts.     --Ps. cxix.
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            I have longed for thy salvation.      --Ps. cxix.
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            Nicomedes, longing for herrings, was supplied with
            fresh ones . . . at a great distance from the sea.
                                                  --Arbuthnot.
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   2. To belong; -- used with to, unto, or for. [Obs.]
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            The labor which that longeth unto me. --Chaucer.
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