*laiwarikǭ

Runic: ᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨᚱᛁᚲᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈlɑi̯.wɑ.ri.kɔ̃ː/

noun · feminine · ōn-stem

Meanings

lark

Etymology

Perhaps from earlier *laiwazikǭ, a diminutive of *laiwaz (‘lark’). Further origin uncertain.

According to Kuiper, from a European substratum (substrate) word, possibly a Celto-Germanic root shared with Gaulish *alawda (‘skylark’); compare Latin alauda (‘lark’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	laiwarikǭ	laiwarikōniz
Acc.	laiwarikōnų	laiwarikōnunz
Gen.	laiwarikōniz	laiwarikōnǫ̂
Dat.	laiwarikōni	laiwarikōmaz
Inst.	laiwarikōnē	laiwarikōmiz
Voc.	laiwarikǭ	laiwarikōniz

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Descendants

*laiwarikā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *leiwerka, *lēwerka (Old Dutch)
  - lewerke, leeuwerke, liewerick, lewerijck, lewerick (Middle Dutch)
    - ljurk (West Frisian)
*laiwarikā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *leiwerka, *lēwerka (Old Dutch)
  - lewerke, leeuwerke, liewerick, lewerijck, lewerick (Middle Dutch)
    - leeuwerik (Dutch)
      - lewerkie (Afrikaans)
*laiwarikā (Proto-West Germanic)
- lāwerce, lǣwerce, lāwriċe, lāferċe (Old English)
  - larke, laverche, laveroc, laverke, laverock, leverock, lerke, livroche, laverok (Middle English)
    - lark, laverock, lavrock (English)
    - lark, lork, laveirk, laverok (Scots)
    - lereke, lerock (Yola)
*laiwarikā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lēwerke, *lēwertze, *lertze (Old Frisian)
  - lāsk (North Frisian)
  - Läiverke, Leeuwerke (Saterland Frisian)
  - ljurk, lartse, larts, lerts, ljurts (West Frisian)
*laiwarikā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *laverca (Old Galician-Portuguese)
  - laverca (Galician)
  - laverca (Portuguese)
*laiwarikā (Proto-West Germanic)
- lērihha (Old High German)
  - lērche, lërche, lērhe (Middle High German)
    - Lerche (German)
    - Léierchen (Luxembourgish)
*laiwarikā (Proto-West Germanic)
- lēwerka (Old Saxon)
  - lêwerike, lêwerke, lêrke (Middle Low German)
    - Leverke, Leverk (German Low German)
*laiwaʀikā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *leiwerka, *lēwerka (Old Dutch)
  - lewerke, leeuwerke, liewerick, lewerijck, lewerick (Middle Dutch)
    - ljurk (West Frisian)
*laiwaʀikā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *leiwerka, *lēwerka (Old Dutch)
  - lewerke, leeuwerke, liewerick, lewerijck, lewerick (Middle Dutch)
    - leeuwerik (Dutch)
      - lewerkie (Afrikaans)
*laiwaʀikā (Proto-West Germanic)
- lāwerce, lǣwerce, lāwriċe, lāferċe (Old English)
  - larke, laverche, laveroc, laverke, laverock, leverock, lerke, livroche, laverok (Middle English)
    - lark, laverock, lavrock (English)
    - lark, lork, laveirk, laverok (Scots)
    - lereke, lerock (Yola)
*laiwaʀikā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lēwerke, *lēwertze, *lertze (Old Frisian)
  - lāsk (North Frisian)
  - Läiverke, Leeuwerke (Saterland Frisian)
  - ljurk, lartse, larts, lerts, ljurts (West Frisian)
*laiwaʀikā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *laverca (Old Galician-Portuguese)
  - laverca (Galician)
  - laverca (Portuguese)
*laiwaʀikā (Proto-West Germanic)
- lērihha (Old High German)
  - lērche, lërche, lērhe (Middle High German)
    - Lerche (German)
    - Léierchen (Luxembourgish)
*laiwaʀikā (Proto-West Germanic)
- lēwerka (Old Saxon)
  - lêwerike, lêwerke, lêrke (Middle Low German)
    - Leverke, Leverk (German Low German)
lævirki (Old Norse)
- lærke (Danish)
- lerkur (Faroese)
- lævirki (Icelandic)
- lerke (Norwegian)
lævirki (Old Norse)
- lærikia (Old Swedish)
  - lärka (Swedish)

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