laverock

== English == === Alternative forms === lavrock === Etymology === From Middle English laveroc, laverke, from Old English lāferce, variant of older lāwerce, lǣwerce. More at lark. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlævəɹək/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlævəɹək/, /leɪvɹək/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /levɹək/, /levəɹək/ === Noun === laverock (plural laverocks) (Scotland and Northern England or archaic) lark (bird). ==== Derived terms ==== sandy laverock === References === “laverock”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Middle English == === Noun === laverock alternative form of larke == Scots == === Etymology === From Middle English laveroc, laverke, from Old English lāferce, variant of older lāwerce, lǣwerce. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlevrək/ (Doric Scots) IPA(key): /ˈlɪvrɪk/, /ˈlerək/ (Caithness) IPA(key): /ˈlerəɡ/ === Noun === laverock (plural laverocks) lark