Leich

Central Franconian

Alternative forms
  • Lich (most dialects of Ripuarian)
  • Liech (some dialects of Ripuarian)

Etymology

From Old High German līh.

Noun

Leich f

  1. (Moselle Franconian) corpse (dead human body)

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Leiche, Dutch lijk, Old English līc, which was modernized to English lich.

Noun

Leich f (plural Leiche)

  1. corpse, body (deceased)

Plautdietsch

Noun

Leich f (plural Leichen)

  1. corpse, dead body, cadaver
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