licham
(obsolete, rare, or, _, UK, _, dialectal) The human body, especially when living.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(obsolete, rare, or, _, UK, _, dialectal) The human body, especially when living.
Nor a living for your licham that lief is to your soul. Believe not your licham, for a liar teaches him Which is the wretched world that wishes to betray you.
Origin: From , lichame, from , from , from , equivalent to . In Old English, līchama was the general term for "body," while līċ had come to mean a dead body specifically. Cognate with , , , , , ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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