Lich and its Compounds
Word / Compound | Meaning |
lich | a dead body; a corpse |
lich fowl | the European goatsucker; also called lich owl |
lich gate | a covered gate through which the corpse was carried to the church or burial place, and where the bier was placed to await the clergyman; a corpse gate. |
lich wake | the wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial. [Prov Eng.] –Chaucer |
lich wall | the wall of a churchyard or burying ground. |
lich way | the path by which the dead are carried to the grave. [Prov. Eng.] |
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