lic

See also: líc, lić, and -lic

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /l̠ʲɪc/

Noun

lic f

(archaic, dialectal) Alternative form of leic: dative singular of leac

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lit͡s/, [lʲit͡s]

Verb

lic

second-person singular imperative of licyś

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *līką, from the root Proto-Indo-European *līg-. Cognate with the Old Saxon līk (Dutch lijk), Old High German līh (German Leiche), Old Norse lík (Swedish lik), Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺 (leik).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liːk/, /liːtʃ/

Noun

līc, līċ n

dead body, corpse
(poetic) a (living) body, especially the torso

Inflection

Declension of lic (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	līc	līc
accusative	līc	līc
genitive	līces	līca
dative	līce	līcum

Synonyms

(trunk, torso): bodiġ
(corpse): nēo

Derived terms

Related terms

ġelīċ

Descendants

Middle English: lik, lich
- English: lich
- Scots: lyke

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lʲit͡s/

Noun

lic

genitive plural of lico

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

lic f

Dative of leac

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