Old English · noun
lictun
Normalised līctūn
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈliːkˌtuːn/
- Syllables
- ˈliːk · ˌtuːn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- graveyardcemetery
Meaning
-
graveyard, cemetery
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From līċ (“body”) + tūn (“enclosure, yard”). Compare Old High German līhhof (“cemetery”).
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