lich-wake
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "In some parts of Scotland is still kept up the custon of Lyke-wake (Lich-wake), or watching beside the dead body before its burial."
- "Funeral rites in the house (lich wakes) should be avoided out of regard for the health of the members of the family."
- "The custom of the "lich-wake," corresponding largely with the surviving Irish custom of waking the dead, had not then died out in Scotland, and in Monifieth was frequently practised."