lih

See also: líh, and -lih

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *līk. Compare Old Saxon līk, Old English līc, Old Norse lík, Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺 (leik).

Noun

līh f or n

1. (anatomy) body

Declension

Declension of līh (feminine i-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	līh	līhi
accusative	līh	līhi
genitive	līhi	līho
dative	līhi	līhim, līhen

Declension of līh (neuter a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	līh	līh
accusative	līh	līh
genitive	līhes	līho
dative	līhe	līhum
instrumental	līhu	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: leich
  • Central Franconian: Lich
  • Bavarian: Leich
  • German: Leiche
  • Luxembourgish: Läich