Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LARK, n. [Sax. laferc; lauerce; Scot. laverok, lauerok; G. lerche; D. leeuwrik; Dan. lerke; Sw. lärka; Icl. lava, loova. As the Latin alauda, coincides with laudo, Eng. loud, so the first syllable of lark, laf, lau, lave, may coincide with the Dan. lover, to praise, to sing or cry out. But I know not the sense of the word.]

A bird of the genus Alauda, distinguished for its singing.