luck, luk, lukke

[O. Fris. luk; Dut. luk, geluk; Sw. lycka: Dan. lykke; Ger. glück (contr. from M. H. Ger.gelück.). The original sense is enticement or favor: Dut. lokken to entice; Sw. lock a; Dan. lokke; Ger. locken; M. H. Ger. lücken; O. H. Ger. luccken.] 1. Chance, accident, hap; that which happens to any one, whether for good or ill; as, good luck , bad luck , . 2. Good fortune; succe ; a favorable i ue or combination of circumstances; as, to have a run of luck. IMG:content-0756.png:[blocks in formation] "It is the pencil thrown luckily full upon the horse's mouth, to expre the foam, which the painter with all his skill could not form."-Dryden: Dufresnoy.