lych

See also: Lych, -lych, and łych

English

Noun

lych (plural lyches)

1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of lich
   • 1849, Andrew Trimen, Church and Chapel Architecture, page 114:

     When perfect it comprises a lych path, lych seats, a lych cross, and a lych stone, on which to rest the coffin.

   • 1892, St. C. O'Neill, Devonshire idyls, page 11:

     I'd wish to be a handsome lych, [...] so as not to scare them as come to look at me.

Derived terms

• lychfield, lych-field, lych field
• lychgate, lych-gate, lych gate
• lychway, lych-way, lych way