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lich.

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

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɪtʃ/UK/litʃ/West-Country, obsolete, possibly/laɪx/Scotland
  1. A reanimated corpse or undead being; particularly an intelligent, undead spellcaster.

  2. A corpse or dead body.

    UK · archaic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. 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-.

adj
  1. Like; resembling; equal.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English līke, līch (“like”); see like and -like for more. Compare -ly and -lich.

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