"Lich" meaning in English

See Lich in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From lich, the supernatural entity. From being a neutron star, a "dead" star, a star that no longer contains a fusion core, but which is radiating away its stored energy. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Lich
  1. (astronomy) A neutron star in Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo constellation; The first star, a pulsar, at which exoplanets were discovered. Coordinate_terms (planets of Lich (PSR B1257+12)): Draugr, Phobetor, Poltergeist
    Sense id: en-Lich-en-name-bOMBVRxh Categories (other): Astronomy, Stars, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 9 6 65 3 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 4 75 2 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 3 82 2 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 10 5 63 4 17 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 9 6 65 3 17 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'planets of Lich (PSR B1257+12)': 86 14
  2. The star system and planetary system containing this star.
    Sense id: en-Lich-en-name-2POxYrum
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: PSR B1257+12, PSR J1300+1240
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Lichs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Lich. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Lich}} German Lich Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Lich (plural Lichs)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Lich-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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