Obs. rare. In 5 lewk(e. [? repr. OE. *hlíewcian, f. *hléow LEW a.; for the formation cf. ieldcian to delay, f. eald old, and ʓearcian to prepare, f. ʓearo ready.
The existence of such a vb. in OE. must app. be assumed in order to account for the formation of LURE a.; but the recorded vb. may be a new formation on the adj.]
trans. To make lukewarm.
a. 1400. Stockh. Med. MS., in Anglia, XVIII. 314. Modir wort … Ȝif it be lewkyd with oyle of roset [cures fevers].
