laverock

English

Etymology

From Middle English laveroc, laverke, from Old English lāferce, variant of older lāwerce, lǣwerce. More at lark.

Noun

laverock (plural laverocks)

  1. 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.

References
  • laverock in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Middle English

Noun

laverock

  1. Alternative form of larke

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English laveroc, laverke, from Old English lāferce, variant of older lāwerce, lǣwerce.

Noun

laverock (plural laverocks)

  1. lark
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