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lic

lic

See also: líc, lić, and -lic

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l̠ʲɪc/

Noun

lic f

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

Lojban

Rafsi

lic

  1. rafsi of litce.

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲit͡s]

Verb

lic

  1. second-person singular imperative of licyś

Old English

Noun

līċ n

  1. dead body, corpse
  2. (poetic) A (living) body, especially the torso.

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Polish

Noun

lic

  1. genitive plural of lico

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

lic f

  1. Dative of leac

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).

Cognate with Old English ġelīċ ‎(“alike, similar”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːtʃ/

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