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.]