laverock
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English laveroc, laverke, from Old English lāferce, variant of older lāwerce, lǣwerce. More at lark.
Noun[edit]
laverock (plural laverocks)
- Archaic form of lark (“the bird”).
- 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
- She was young and blithe, with a face like an April morning, and a voice in her that put the laverocks to shame.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “laverock”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
laverock
- Alternative form of larke
Scots[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English laveroc, laverke, from Old English lāferce, variant of older lāwerce, lǣwerce.
Noun[edit]
laverock (plural laverocks)
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- en:Larks
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- sco:Larks