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lich

noun
/lɪtʃ/UK/litʃ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līką Proto-West Germanic *līk Old English līċ Middle English lich English lich Inherited from Middle English lich, from Old English līċ, from Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

  1. inherited from līke

Definitions

  1. A reanimated corpse or undead being

    A reanimated corpse or undead being; particularly an intelligent, undead spellcaster.

    • It was a lich’s face – desiccated flesh tight over its skull.

  2. A corpse or dead body.

    • She saw him again that eventide, but then he was a reddened lich.

  3. Like

    Like; resembling; equal.

    • 1386-90, John Gower, Confessio Amantis. Anon he let two cofres make / Of one semblance, and of one make, / So lich, that no lif thilke throwe, / That one may fro that other knowe.
    • [He] rather joy'd to be than seemen sich, For both to be and seeme to him was labour lich.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A neutron star in Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo constellation

      A neutron star in Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo constellation; The first star, a pulsar, at which exoplanets were discovered.

    2. The star system and planetary system containing this star.

    3. A surname from German.

The neighborhood

Derived

demilich, lich-field, lich field, lichfield, lichgate, lich-gate, lich gate, lich-house, lich king, lich-king, lich lord, lichlord, lich-lord, lich-wake, lich way, lichway, lich-way, lichwort, lichyard, lych-gate

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA