lih

See also: líh and -lih

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *līg-. Compare Old Saxon līk, Old English līc, Old Norse lík, Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺 (leik).

Noun

līh f, n

(anatomy) body

Declension 1

Declension of līh (feminine i-stem)

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

Declension 2

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
- German: Leiche
- Luxembourgish: Läich

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