lark

Definition

Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.

Etymology

From Middle English larke, laverke, from Old English lāwerce, lǣwerce, lāuricæ, from Proto-West Germanic *laiwarikā, from Proto-Germanic *laiwarikǭ, *laiwazikǭ (compare dialectal West Frisian larts, Dutch leeuwerik, German Lerche), from *laiwaz (borrowed into Finnish leivo, Estonian lõo), of unknown ultimate origin with no definitive cognates outside of Germanic.

Example Sentences

• "Charles Randolph Grean is married to pop lark and multi-hit artist Betty Johnson."