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lyke-wake
/ ˈlaɪkˌweɪk /
noun
- a watch held over a dead person, often with festivities
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lyke-wake1
C16: perhaps from Old Norse; see lych gate , wake 1
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Example Sentences
The subject of the Lyke-wake would easily bear a monograph to itself, and at present I know of none.
From Project Gutenberg
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