Lich-wake
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lich-wake is a noun meaning (obsolete, Scotland) The wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial.
Meaning
(obsolete, Scotland) The wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial.
Example Sentences
Funeral rites in the house (lich wakes) should be avoided out of regard for the health of the members of the family.
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.
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.
Word Forms
- lich-wakes
- lichwake
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lichwake, lykewake, lyke-wake, wake, revel, waiting.
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