Etymology

Formed on lurke.

PGmc Ancestor

*lūr-k- 

Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)

(ONP )

Other Scandinavian Reflexes

Icel lurka, Norw lurka, Sw dial. lurka

OE Cognate

Phonological and morphological markers

Summary category

BB2a

Attestation

MED has four further attestations, showing no obvious dialectal bias.

Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus

WA 3543

Bibliography

MED lurkere (n.1), OED lurker (n.1), Dance lurke, Mag. lurka, Torp NnEO lurk (2)