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Old English · adjective

lichamlic

Normalised līchamlīċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈliːkˌxɑm.liːt͡ʃ/
[ˈliːkˌhɑm.liːt͡ʃ]
Syllables
ˈliːk · ˌxɑm · liːt͡ʃ (3 syllables)
Modern English
physicalbodilycorporal

Meaning

  1. physical

    Nis nān līchamlīċ þing ðe næbbe ðā fēower ġescēafta him mid, þæt is, lyft, ⁊ fȳr, eorðe, ⁊ wæter.

    There is no corporeal thing that is not made from the four elements, which are air, fire, earth, and water.

    c. 994, Ælfric, On the Twelve Winds
  2. bodily, corporal

Declension

All forms (12)

Etymology

From līchama + -līċ.

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