Lich
Lich (lik) , adjective
Like. [Obsolete] — Chaucer
Lich (lich) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon līc body. See Like, a.]
A dead body; a corpse. [Obsolete]
Collocations (5)
Lich fowl (Zoology) , the European goatsucker; -- called also 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. [Provincial English] — Halliwell
Lich wake , the wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial. [Prov English] — Chaucer
Lich wall , the wall of a churchyard or burying ground.
Lich way , the path by which the dead are carried to the grave. [Provincial English]