locian

Old English

lōcian

to look, see; gaze
Lōca þū on mīne ansīene þonne þū mē tō spricst.
Look at my face when you speak to me.
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
  ...and hēo wæs swīþe fæġer on tō lōcianne...
  ...and it was very beautiful to look at.
- The Dialogue of Adrian and Ritheus
  Ic ðē secge, for ðām ðe hēo lōcað ufan on helle.
  I tell thee, because it looketh down on hell.
to observe, regard, take heed
Sē cyning lōcode on his witan.
The king regarded his advisors.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
  Lōca nū þæt þū ofergemet ne wilnige, nū ðū hī tōgædere metest. Woldest þū cunnan God swā swā Alipius?
  Look to it now that thy desire be not beyond measure, now that thou comparest them together. Wouldst thou know God just as thou dost Alypius?
to look to; to belong, pertain
Ne lōcaþ þēs intinga nā tō unc, frēond mīn.
This matter doesn't pertain to us at all, my friend.
to determine something by looking (with interrogative pronoun)
Þā lōcode sē lǣċe tō hire, hwæþer hēo sēoc wǣre.
Then the doctor looked at her to determine whether she was sick.

Conjugation of lōcian (weak class 2)

Middle English: loken, lokan, locen, locan, lokken, locken, luken, lukken (chiefly N & NM), lokien, lokiæn, lokin, locian (S & K & SM, chiefly early)
- English: look (see there for further descendants)
- Geordie English: luik, leuk
- Scots: luik, leuk, luke
- Yola: looke