skylark

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.

Verb

To jump about joyfully, frolic; to play around, play tricks.

Sinonieme

lark

frolic

sport

disport

lark about

gambol

Alauda arvensis

romp

rollick

run around

cavort

frisk

woodlark

talkative person

titlark

Eurasian skylark

amuse

alauda

beguile

cheat

entertain

gallivant

gorse

jollify

junket

recreate

revel

tittup

whin

Vertalings

allodola

alouette des champs

Feldlerche

alouette

veldleeuwerik

Lerche

alauda

laverca

alondra común

cotovia

tarla kuşu

lodola

calhandra

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈskʌɪ.lɑːk/

Etimologie (Engels)

From sky + lark.
Verb sense 1809, originally nautical, possibly influenced by northern English dialectal term lake/laik (“to play”) (from Old Norse leika (“to play (as opposed to work)”)); see lark for details.