laiche
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L�g Dan., lyk Dutch, and leiche Ger., are all different forms of the same word.
From Notes and Queries, Number 214, December 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
In Germany the word leiche has doubtless the same original; it is still used to signify a corpse or funeral.
From Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church by Field, Walter
Lych Gate.—The word "lych," derived from the Anglo-Saxon lie, or the German leiche, means a body, especially a dead body, a corpse.
From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James
