lictun

Old English

Etymology

From līc (“body, corpse”) +‎ tūn (“enclosure, yard”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːkˌtuːn/

Noun

līctūn m

  1. An enclosure in which to bury people; graveyard; cemetery

Inflection

Descendants

  • Middle English: litton, lytton, letton
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