Lowne, vb. to shelter. Bruce, XV, 276; M. E. lounen, to shelter. See lowne, adj. Douglas, II, 236, 31, lownit, pp. serene, tranquil.
Luck, vb. to succeed. Montg., C., 643. O. N. lukka, reflexive, to succeed (bene succedere, Haldorson), lukka, sb. luck. O. Sw. lukka, löcka and lykka. In Scand. dial. the latter umlauted form only is found for the vb., but Norse sb. lukka, Dan. sb. lykke. Undoubtedly Norse influence in Sco.
Lucken, vb. to give luck, cause to succeed. Sco. formation from luck. Cp. slok and sloken.
Lufe, loof, sb. the palm of the hand. O. N lófi, the hollow of the hand, the palm, Norse love, id., Sw. dial. love.
Lug, sb. the ear. See Skeat and Wall. Cp. Norse lugga, to pull, and lug as a sb. originally "that which is pulled." In Cu. lug means "the handle of a pail." Compare the Eng. to lug, to carry.
Lythe, vb. to listen. Dunbar, 192, I. O. N. hlyða, to listen, Dan. lytte, O. Sw. lyÞa, id.
Maik, sb. companion, partner, consort. Dunbar, T.M.W., 32; Philotus, 2. O. N. maki, partner, an equal, Norse make, Dan. mage, O. Sw. maki, M. E. make, consort, partner.
Maikless, adj. without peer. Wyntoun, IX, Prol. 48; Montg. "The Lady Margaret Montgomery," 8. O. N. maki + laus, Norse makalæus, Dan. magelös, extraordinary.
Mauch, adj. full of maggots. Dunbar, F., 241. O. N. maðkr, a maggot, W. Norse, with assimilation, makk, E. Norse mark, Dan. madik, Sw. dial. mark, O. Sw. matk, and madhker. The k is a diminutive ending, cp. Eng. moth < O. E. maða. In the Sco. word ð fell out and a was lengthened for compensation. Cp. Cu. mawk, a midge, Eng. dial. mawkish. Skeat cites Eng. dial. form mad.