Meaning of lich-wake | Babel Free

Definitions

The wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial.

Scotland, obsolete

Examples

“In some parts of Scotland is still kept up the custon of Lyke-wake (Lich-wake), or watching beside the dead body before its burial.”

“Funeral rites in the house (lich wakes) should be avoided out of regard for the health of the members of the family.”

“The custom of the "lich-wake," corresponding largely with the surviving Irish custom of waking the dead, had not then died out in Scotland, and in Monifieth was frequently practised.”

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