LURK

lurk. Lurk, v.i. to lie in wait as a rogue, to lie close

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Lurk (lûrk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lurked (lûrkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Lurking.] [[OE. lurken, lorken, prob. a dim. from the source of E. lower to frown. See Lower, and cf. Lurch, a sudden roll, Lurch to lurk.]] 1. 1. To lie hid; to lie in wait.
Like wild beasts, lurking in loathsome den. Spenser. Let us . . . lurk privily for the innocent. Prov. i. 11. 2. 2. To keep out of sight.
The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks. Blackstone.