Likam

Alternative forms

• leccam, lekame, lecam, likame, licame, lichame dialectal

Origin

From Middle English likam, licam, licame, lichame, from Old English līcema, līchama ("body, corpse; trunk"), from Proto-Germanic *līkahamô ("body, bodily frame, corpse"), equivalent to like("body, lich") + hame("covering, case"). Cognate with Scots lekame ("body"), West Frisian lichem ("body"), Dutch lichaam ("body"), German Leichnam ("body, corpse"), Danish legeme ("body"), Swedish lekamen ("body"), Icelandic líkami ("body").

Full definition of likam

Noun

1. (obsolete or UK dialectal) The human body.
2. (UK dialectal) A dead body; corpse.
3. (archaic or obsolete) Likeness; face; countenance.

Related terms

• lich