lich
/lɪtʃ/
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West Country/litʃ/
lich noun: a reanimated corpse or undead being; particularly an intelligent, undead spellcaster.
Noun
lich (plural liches or (with Scots pronunciation) lichs)
- A reanimated corpse or undead being; particularly an intelligent, undead spellcaster.
- It was a lich’s face – desiccated flesh tight over its skull.1974, Karl Edward Wagner, Sticks
- A corpse or dead body.
- […] and that, as the chronicle states, a lich-way would be made through then, assembled his servants, and attempted to stop its progress as it was carried over a bridge. A scuffle ensued, and the body was thrown into the water. The lich-way as not made ; but the Bishop of Exeter amply revenged...1845, Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, page 35
- She saw him again that eventide, but then he was a reddened lich.1983, Poul Anderson, Time Patrolman (Sci-Fi), →ISBN
Adjective
lich (comparative more lich, superlative most lich)
- Like; resembling; equal.
- 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.1386-90, John Gower, Confessio Amantis.
- [He] rather joy'd to be than seemen sich, For both to be and seeme to him was labour lich.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 29
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Lich
Lich
- A neutron star in Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo constellation; The first star, a pulsar, at which exoplanets were discovered.
- The star system and planetary system containing this star.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Lich
Lich (plural Lichs)
- A surname from German.
Synonyms of lich
- PSR B1257+12
- PSR J1300+1240
Forms of lich
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | liches |
| plural | lichs |
| alternative form | lych |
| alternative form | lytch |
| alternative form | litch |
| alternative form | lyke |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more lich |
| superlative | most lich |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Lichs |
Origin of lich
Inherited from Middle English lich, from Old English līċ, from Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.
From Middle English līke, līch (“like”); see like and -like for more. Compare -ly and -lich.
From lich, the supernatural entity. From being a neutron star, a "dead" star, a star that no longer contains a fusion core, but which is radiating away its stored energy.
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Questions about lich
- What does lich mean?
- Lich means a reanimated corpse or undead being; particularly an intelligent, undead spellcaster.
- What part of speech is lich?
- Lich can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce lich?
- Lich is pronounced /lɪtʃ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lich?
- The plural of lich is liches.
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