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Definition luck

Etymology

From Middle English luk, lukke, related to Old Frisian luk (“luck”), West Frisian gelok (“luck”), Saterland Frisian Gluk (“luck”), Dutch geluk (“luck, happiness”), Low German luk (“luck”), German Glück (“luck, good fortune, happiness”), Danish lykke (“luck”), Swedish lycka (“luck”), Icelandic lukka (“luck”).

Loaned into English in the 15th century (probably as a gambling term) from Middle Dutch luc, a shortened form of gheluc (“good fortune”), whence Modern Dutch geluk. Middle Dutch luc, gheluc is paralleled by Middle High German lücke, gelücke (modern German Glück). The word occurs only from the 12th century, apparently first in Rhine Frankish. Perhaps from a Frankish *galukki. The word enters standard Middle High German during the 13th century, and spreads to English and Scandinavian in the Late Middle Ages. Its origin seems to have been regional or dialectal, and there were competing German words such as gevelle or schick, or the Latinate fort?ne. Its etymology is unknown, although there are numerous proposals as to its derivations from a number of roots.

Use as a verb in American English is late (1940s), but there was a Middle English verb lukken (“to chance, to happen by good fortune”) in the 15th century.

Noun

luck (usually uncountable, plural lucks)

  1. Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one.
  2. A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.
  3. Success.
  4. (video games, computing) The results of a random number generator.

Verb

luck (third-person singular simple present lucks, present participle lucking, simple past and past participle lucked)

  1. (intransitive) To succeed by chance.
  2. (intransitive) To rely on luck.
  3. (transitive) To carry out relying on luck.

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BUCKLE 18
CAULKS 15
CLUCKS 18
CLUNKS 16
CLUNKY 18
HUCKLE 17
LOCKUP 18
LUCKED 16
LUCKIE 15
MUCKLE 18
PLUCKS 18
PLUCKY 20
RUCKLE 15
SCULKS 15
SUCKLE 15
UNLOCK 16
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CAULK 14
CLUCK 17
CLUNK 15
LUCKS 14
LUCKY 16
PLUCK 17
SCULK 14
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LUCK 13

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