likam

English

/ˈlaɪkəm/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) The human body.
  • (UK) A dead body; corpse.
  • (archaic) Likeness; face; countenance.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English likam inherited from Old English līcema inherited from Proto-Germanic *līkahamô (body, corpse, bodily frame) compound from English like (lich, body) + English hame (case, covering).

Origin

English

hame

Gloss

case, covering

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