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lichyard

noun

Etymology

From lich (“corpse”) + yard.

  1. derived from *gʰerdʰ-✻ — “to enclose”
  2. inherited from *gʰórdʰos✻
  3. inherited from *gardaz✻ — “enclosure, yard”
  4. inherited from *gard✻
  5. inherited from ġeard — “yard, garden, fence, enclosure”
  6. inherited from yerd
  7. compounded as lichyard — “lich + yard”

Definitions

  1. A graveyard.

    • The last sleep that my love slept Shall last till Judgment Day, In corner of the lichyard close, 'Neath drooping boughs of May.
    • Beneath the shadow of the First Keep was an ancient lichyard, its headstones spotted with pale lichen, where the old Kings of Winter had laid their faithful servants.
    • Mikken lay buried in the lichyard, and the new smith was capable of little more than nails and horseshoes.

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