lictun

Old English

Etymology

From līċ (“body”) +‎ tūn (“enclosure, yard”). Compare Old High German līhhof (“cemetery”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːkˌtuːn/

Noun

līctūn m

  1. graveyard, cemetery

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative līctūn līctūnas
accusative līctūn līctūnas
genitive līctūnes līctūna
dative līctūne līctūnum

Descendants

  • Middle English: litton, lytton, letton
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