lowke

Verb

 * 1) * 13 April 1588,, Sir Francis Drake to the Queen, reprinted in "New Books: The Life, Voyages, and Explits of Admiral Sir Francis Drake", The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle, for 1843, p. 836.
 * I have not in my lyffe time knowen better men and possessed with gallanter mynds than your Majestie's people are for themost parte, which are here gathred together, vollontaryllye to put ther hands and hartts to the fynishing of this great peice of work, werein we ar ail perswaded that God, the gever of all victoryes, will in mercye lowke uppon your most excellent Majestie
 * 1) * 11 July 1567,, Letter from Sir Nicholas Throckmorton to Sir William Cecil, reprinted in Selections from Unpublished Manuscripts in the College of Arms and the British Museum Illustrating the Reign of Mary Queen of Scotland M.D.XLIII.-M.DLXVIII., p. 263
 * Sir, I have no matter of anye great moment at thys tyme to advertyze yow of. I heare amoungest theys folkes that they doe daylye lowke for Lyneroll to come forthe of Fraunce hether, so doe they also for a gretter personage after hym.
 * 1) * 1709, Vox Populi, Vox Dei, l. 72-73, Harlein MS; reprinted in 1868, Freidrick Furnivall (ed.) Ballads from Manuscripts Vol. I., London: The Ballad Society. p. 125
 * yf youre grace it over-lowke, / And over-lowke it agayne, / Hit wyll tyll yow soo playne / the tenvre and the trowthe
 * yf youre grace it over-lowke, / And over-lowke it agayne, / Hit wyll tyll yow soo playne / the tenvre and the trowthe

Etymology 1
Likely from.

Noun

 * 1)  A lock, bolt; a locker, locked chest.

Etymology 2
. Possibly related to

Noun

 * 1)  Uncertain. Suggestions include: a thief's accomplice, "a good for nothing fellow," "a receiver of stolen goods."
 * 2) * c. 1410,, "The Cook's Tale" in ', copied in the Hangwrt MS. Republished in 1870', (ed.), Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in Parallel Columns'', Part II, London: The Chaucer Society. l. 4415-4416.
 * "enm"

- And for ther nys no theef / with-oute a lowke That helpeth hym / to wasten and to sowke Of that he brybe kan / or borwe may