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Lark vs Lauk - What's the difference?

lark | lauk |

As a noun lark

is any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.

As a verb lark

is to catch larks.

As a proper noun Lark

is {{surname|from=nicknames}}, from {{term|lark|lang=en}} as a byname or for a catcher and seller of larks.

As an interjection lauk is

an alternative form of lang=en.

lark

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) larke, laverke, from (etyl) ), of unknown ultimate origin with no known cognates outside of Germanic.

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae .
  • Any of various similar-appearing birds, but usually ground-living, such as the meadowlark and titlark.
  • One who wakes early; one who is up with the larks.
  • Synonyms
    * (one who wakes early) early bird, early riser
    Hyponyms
    * woodlark, skylark, magpie-lark, horned lark, sea lark, crested lark, shorelark

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To catch larks.
  • to go larking

    Etymology 2

    Origin uncertain, either * from a northern English dialectal term (lake)/), with an intrusive -r- as is common in southern British dialects; or * a shortening of (skylark) (1809), sailors' slang, "play roughly in the rigging of a ship", because the common European larks were proverbial for high-flying; Dutch has a similar idea in .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A romp, frolic, some fun.
  • (Charles Dickens)
  • A prank.
  • Synonyms
    * whim, especially in phrase on a whim
    Derived terms
    * on a lark

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To sport, engage in harmless pranking.
  • To frolic, engage in carefree adventure.
  • References

    * *

    Anagrams

    *

    lauk

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • * 1861 , , Philadelphia (1861), page 77:
  • Lauk a mercy on me... .
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