Läiverke

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Saterland Frisian

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n Läiverke.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian *lēwerke, from Proto-West Germanic *laiwarikā. Cognates include West Frisian ljurk and German Lerche.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Läiverke f (plural Läiverken)

  1. (Romelse, Strukelje) lark

References

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  • Piet Kramer (1961) “Läiwerke”, in Seelter Woudebouk (Paat Seeltersk-Düütsk)[1], Leeuwarden
  • Inferred from Marron C. Fort (2015) “Hedeläiverke”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN