Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LURK, v.i. [W. llercian, to frisk or loiter about, to lurk; G. lauern; D. loeren; Sw. lura; Dan. lurer. See Lurch.]

1. To lie hid; to lie in wait. Let us lay wait for blood; let us lurk privily for the innocent. – Prov.
2. To lie concealed or unperceived. See that no selfish native lurks in the heart. See / The lurking gold upon the fatal tree. – Dryden.
3. To retire from public observation; to keep out of sight. The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks. – Blackstone.