欲ほりす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

to want; to desire

Archaic godan verb; not used in modern Japanese. The modern equivalent is 欲する (ほっする) or 欲しがる.

• 古こ語ごでは「欲ほりす」と書かいて「ほりす」と読よんだ。

  In classical Japanese, 欲す was written and read as ほりす.