Old English · noun
lichanga
Normalised līċhanga
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈliːt͡ʃˌxɑn.ɡɑ/[ˈliːt͡ʃˌhɑŋ.ɡɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈliːt͡ʃ · ˌxɑn · ɡɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- torturedevice
Meaning
-
a device used for torture
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From līċ (“body, corpse”) + *hanga (“hanger”), literally “body-hanger”.
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