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Der er Lurk 1 i Vejret1: Naar det er stille og godt Vejr, men der alligevel vise sig Kjendetegn til snar Forandring. Heraf Engellændernes 'to lurk': at lure lumskelig
An attempt to translate:
There is lurk in the weather.
When it is quiet and fine weather, but there are signs of approaching change. Derived from this the Englishmen's "to lurk": to spy treacherously.
The term seems to have been used by fishermen on the western coast of Jutland in the first half of the 19th century. I don't know how long after that it was still in use nor do I know if Blicher was right in his linguistic analysis.
It's starts on somehow scary definitions but gets cooler at the bottom of page.
<messaging, jargon> The activity of one of the "silent
majority" in a electronic forum such as Usenet; posting
occasionally or not at all but reading the group's postings
regularly. This term is not pejorative and indeed is casually
used reflexively: "Oh, I'm just lurking". ...Lurking and reading the FAQ are recommended netiquette for
beginners who need to learn the history and practises of the
group before posting.
