[ -leȝȝc], suffix, used in forming abstract nouns, found in Ormulum, S.—Icel. -leikr, or -leiki. Cf. -lac.
The suffix -lac occurs in words such as [Ferlac], [Fiht-lac], [Reflac]. It does not have an independent entry.
Li-; see also under Ly-.
[ Libben], v. to live, S, S2, S3; see [Liuien].
[ Lich], sb. body, form, S, PP, SkD; liche, S, PP, WA; like, WA; lyche, dead body, Prompt. Comb.: lichewake, the watch held over the body of the dead, C, SD; lyke-waik, JD, Prompt. (n).—AS. líc, the body, generally the living body; cp. Goth. leik, the body, also a corpse. Cf. [Liche].
[ Lic-hame], sb. body, S; licham, S; lykhame, PP; licame, S, PP; licam, PP, S2; likame, PP; likam, PP, S2; lykam, PP; lykame, S2; lycome, S; liham, PP; lichames, gen., S; licames, PP.—AS. líc-hama, a body, properly ‘body-covering’; cp. Icel. líkami.
[ Lichamliche], adj. bodily, carnal, S; lichomliche, S.—AS. líchamlic.
[ Liche], adj. like, resembling, PP, S3; lyche, PP, S2; lich, S2; lijk, W2; lyik, W2; lykkest, superl., S2.—AS. líc, found usually in the form ge-líc. Cf. [Lich], [Ilich].
[ -liche], suffix, found in adjectives and adverbs.—AS. -lic, adj. suffix, -lice, adv. suffix.