lawerce

Old English

Alternative forms

• lǣwerce, lāwriċe, lāferċe

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laiwarikǭ (“lark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑː.wer.ke/, [ˈlɑː.werˠ.ke]

Noun

lāwerce f

1. lark

Declension

Declension of lāwerce (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lāwerce	lāwercan
accusative	lāwercan	lāwercan
genitive	lāwercan	lāwercena
dative	lāwercan	lāwercum

Descendants

• Middle English: larke, laverche, laveroc, laverke, laverock, leverock, lerke, livroche, laverok
  • English: lark, laverock, lavrock
  • Scots: lark, lork, laveirk, laverok
  • Yola: lereke, lerock