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han⋅ker

  [hang-ker]
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–verb (used without object)
to have a restless or incessant longing (often fol. by after, for, or an infinitive).
Origin:
1595–1605; < early D dial. hankeren (c. D hunkeren), freq. of hangen to hang

Related forms:
han⋅ker⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
See yearn.
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Word Origin & History

hanker 
1601, probably from Flem. hankeren, related to Du. hunkeren "to hanker," perhaps intens. of M.Du. hangen "to hang." The notion is of "lingering about" with longing or craving.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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