luck (n.)

luck (v.)

For there's nae luck about the house,

There's nae luck at a';

There's little pleasure in the house

When our gudeman's awa'.

W J Mickle (1734-1788): The Mariner's Wife.

This is the third time; I hope good luck lies in odd numbers. . . . There is divinity in odd numbers, either in nativity, chance, or death.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act v. Sc. 1.

Now for good lucke, cast an old shooe after me.

John Heywood (Circa 1565): Proverbes. Part i. Chap. ix.

As good luck would have it.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act iii. Sc. 5.