lichama

Old English

Alternative forms

  • līcema, līchoma

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *līkahamô (body, bodily frame, corpse), equivalent to līc + hama. Cognate with German Leichnam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːkˌhɑmɑ/

Noun

līchama m

  1. the body (generally of a living person), the corporeal (versus the spiritual) part of man
  2. trunk (of the body)
  3. corpse

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: likame
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