godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Archaic godan verb; not used in modern Japanese. The modern equivalent is 欲する (ほっする) or 欲しがる.
古語では「欲す」と書いて「ほりす」と読んだ。
In classical Japanese, 欲す was written and read as ほりす.
Archaic verb; the exact derivation is uncertain. It is related to the classical adjective 欲し (ほし) 'desired', from which modern 欲しい (ほしい) derives.