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Middle English
- loekyng, lokeing, loking, lokyng, looking, lookinge, lookyng, lookynge, lukyng, lukynge
- locunge, lokunge (Early Middle English)
Etymology
From Old English lōcung (attested in eftlōcung, þurhlōcung), equivalent to loken + -ing.
Pronunciation
Verb
lokynge
- present participle of loken
Noun
lokynge (plural lokynges)
- Vision, sight; visual perception:
- Looking, glancing, or an instance of it.
- Visual focus or attention.
- Perception, discernment; the act of perceiving:
- Prevision, foreknowledge; perception of future events.
- A decision or judgement; the result of perception.
- Custody, protection; taking care or keeping watch.
- (rare, Late Middle English) Expectation, presupposition.
- Appearance; countenance; the way one looks (especially of the face)
- (astrology) Aspect; the position of heavenly bodies as viewed from Earth.
- (rare) Endeavouring, striving.
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