English[]
Pronunciation[]
- (UK) enPR: läk, IPA: /lɑːk/, SAMPA: /lA:k/
- (US) enPR: lärk, IPA: /lɑːɹk/, SAMPA: /lA:rk/
Audio (US) noicon (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(r)k
Etymology 1[]
From late Old English lagerce, from earlier lawerce, from a Proto-Germanic *laiw(a)rikon (cognates include Dutch leeuwerik, German Lerche), of unknown origin. Some Old English and Old Norse (lævirik) forms suggest a compound meaning "treason-worker," but there is no preserved folk tale that ties into this theory.
Noun[]
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Lark ({{{1}}})
- Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
- Any of various resembling birds, usually ground-living, such as the meadowlark and titlark
- One who wakes early; one who is up with the larks.
Synonyms[]
- (one who wakes early): early bird, early riser
Related terms[]
- happy as a lark
- larker
- larkspur, plant
- skylark, the bird
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External links[]
- File:Wikipedia-logo.png lark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Template:Commonslite
- Template:Specieslite
Etymology 2[]
Origin uncertain, either
- from (notably northern) English dialect lake/laik (“‘to play’”) (c.1300, from Old Norse leika (“‘to play (as opposed to work)’”)), with intrusive -r- common in southern British dialect; or
- shortening of skylark (1809), sailors' slang, "play roughly in the rigging of a ship", because the common European larks were proverbial for high-flying; Dutch has a similar idea in speelvogel (“‘playbird, a person of markedly playful nature’”).
Noun[]
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Lark ({{{1}}})
- A romp, frolic, some fun.
- A prank.
Synonyms[]
- whim, especially in phrase on a whim
Derived terms[]
- on a lark
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Verb[]
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to Lark (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- To sport, engage in harmless pranking
- To frolic, engage in carefree adventure
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References[]
- Template:R:Online Etymology Dictionary
- Template:R:Webster NCD 1967
Anagrams[]
- aklr,
- Karl
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