lich

Meaning

Noun

1. A corpse or dead body.
2. A reanimated corpse or undead being; particularly an intelligent, undead spellcaster.
3. Ellipsis of lichfield.
4. Ellipsis of lichgate.
5. Ellipsis of lichway.

Adj

Like; resembling; equal.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɪtʃ/

Etymology

From Middle English lich, from Old English līċ, from Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.
Cognate with Dutch lijk, German Leiche, Norwegian lik, Swedish lik, Danish lig.