an usher, attendant, sentinel, or look-out man; Martin's (
Western Isles, p.103)
gockmin,
cockman; from Scandinavian
gok-man, look-out man (
Arms.; Mackinnon says it is Danish). For root, cf. German
gucken, peep. Norse
gauksman;
gauk maðr, cuckoo man. Norse
gaukr, cuckoo; Scottish
gawk.