Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lichyard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lich-yard
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Literary

Example Sentences

"The last sleep that my love slept Shall last till Judgment Day, In corner of the lichyard close, 'Neath drooping boughs of May."
"Beneath the shadow of the First Keep was an ancient lichyard, its headstones spotted with pale lichen, where the old Kings of Winter had laid their faithful servants."
"Mikken lay buried in the lichyard, and the new smith was capable of little more than nails and horseshoes."
"Stands of trees teeming with barking animals would be quiet as lichyards when he passed them again."

Etymology

From lich (“corpse”) + yard.

Usage

Literary

Inflected Forms

lichyards (plural)

Questions

What does lichyard mean?: A graveyard.
Where does lichyard come from?: From lich (“corpse”) + yard.

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