hanker after

hanker after someone or something

and hanker for someone or something

Rur. to want someone or something; to long for someone or something. I hanker after a nice big beefsteak for dinner.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alannah	ə-LAN-ə (English)	English (Modern), Irish
Gunnhild	-	Norwegian, Danish
Ewald	E-vahlt (German)	German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Ileen	ie-LEEN	English (Rare)
GÁBriel	-	Hungarian
Torben	TOR-ben (Danish), TAWR-ben (German)	Danish, German