"lowke" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: lowkes [present, singular, third-person], lowking [participle, present], lowked [participle, past], lowked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} lowke (third-person singular simple present lowkes, present participle lowking, simple past and past participle lowked)
  1. (Early Modern, obsolete) Alternative spelling of look Tags: Early, Modern, alt-of, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of: look
    Sense id: en-lowke-en-verb-tqDJ~SCm Categories (other): Early Modern English, English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 56 5 39

Noun [Middle English]

Etymology: Likely from louken (“to lock”). Etymology templates: {{m|enm|louken||to lock}} louken (“to lock”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} lowke
  1. (rare) A lock, bolt; a locker, locked chest. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-lowke-enm-noun-ZR-14Cfq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Middle English]

Etymology: Unknown. Possibly related to louk (“woodlouse”) Etymology templates: {{unk|enm}} Unknown, {{m|enm|louk||woodlouse}} louk (“woodlouse”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} lowke
  1. (hapax) Uncertain. Suggestions include: a thief's accomplice, "a good for nothing fellow," "a receiver of stolen goods."
    Sense id: en-lowke-enm-noun-3ksH0MjK Categories (other): Middle English hapax legomena
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for lowke meaning in All languages combined (4.7kB)

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