noun

1. any of a large family (Alaudidae) of chiefly Old World passerine birds, including the skylark and horned lark
2. any of various birds from other families, as the meadowlark

Etymology: ME lark, laverke < OE laferce, older læwerce, akin to Ger lerche (OHG lērahha), ON lævirki (Dan lerke)

intransitive verb

1. to play or frolic; have a merry time
2. to cause one's horse to jump fences, etc. unnecessarily

Etymology: ? alteration (infl. by lark) of northern dial. lake < ME laike, to play < ON leika & OE lacan, akin to Goth laikan, to hop, leap < IE base *leig-, *loig-, to hop > Sans rḗjatē, (he) hops, quivers

noun

1. a frolic or spree
2. a merry prank