laverock

/ˈlævəɹək/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Archaic

"The mavis, merle, and Progne proud, The lintwhite lark, and laverock loud,"
"She was young and blithe, with a face like an April morning, and a voice in her that put the laverocks to shame."

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

laverocks (plural) lavrock (alternative)

sandy laverock

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How do you pronounce laverock?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlævəɹək/.

What does laverock mean?

lark (bird).

Where does laverock come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

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