Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Lurk

Lurk (lûrk) , intransitive verb

[Old English lurken, lorken, prob. a dim. from the source of English lower to frown. See Lower, and compare Lurch, a sudden roll, Lurch to lurk.]

1.
To lie hidden; to lie in wait.
Like wild beasts, lurking in loathsome den. — Spenser
Let us... lurk privily for the innocent. — Bible (KJV) - Proverb i. 11
2.
To keep out of sight.
The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks. — Blackstone