snurl1 | 11 May 2016 2:05 a.m. PST |
Does it rhyme with Leash, Sheesh, Beach? or does it rhyme with Itch, Bitch, Switch? or possibly Wish, Fish, or Lick, Brick? |
wolfie907 | 11 May 2016 2:16 a.m. PST |
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daler240D | 11 May 2016 2:19 a.m. PST |
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Lt Col Pedant | 11 May 2016 2:21 a.m. PST |
"Like' as in 'liken' or 'lichen'. OR: 'Lich' as in 'bitch' or 'lichen'. In the UK pronunciation seems to depend on social class: middle and upper classes will pronounce 'lichen' as 'liken'; the lower classes will pronounce it 'litchen'. |
clibinarium | 11 May 2016 2:27 a.m. PST |
I take the pronunciation of it from Billy's theme song to be standard, so like "itch"; YouTube link |
53Punisher | 11 May 2016 2:44 a.m. PST |
Phonetically as in "Litch" pronounced like "Witch." |
HammerHead | 11 May 2016 2:55 a.m. PST |
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GarrisonMiniatures | 11 May 2016 2:55 a.m. PST |
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Martin Rapier | 11 May 2016 2:59 a.m. PST |
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Chokidar | 11 May 2016 3:24 a.m. PST |
..whichever way you lich… |
Green Tiger | 11 May 2016 3:35 a.m. PST |
Should it not be spelt liche? |
Pictors Studio | 11 May 2016 3:44 a.m. PST |
I've always pronounced it as rhyming with itch, but I've heard it pronounced like leak. |
TNE2300 | 11 May 2016 3:49 a.m. PST |
per the Pronunciation Guide in Dragon Magazine Issue 93 Lich: litch, or lik |
Pedrobear | 11 May 2016 4:18 a.m. PST |
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Dynaman8789 | 11 May 2016 4:39 a.m. PST |
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Crazyivanov | 11 May 2016 5:28 a.m. PST |
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Coyotepunc and Hatshepsuut | 11 May 2016 5:35 a.m. PST |
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Zargon | 11 May 2016 6:21 a.m. PST |
Pretty sure its a soft 'ch' |
thorr666 | 11 May 2016 6:59 a.m. PST |
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Lord Elpass | 11 May 2016 7:56 a.m. PST |
lich ..like bitch ..like Lichfield in Staffordshire, UK – which at one time was spelt Litchfield. |
The Beast Rampant | 11 May 2016 7:56 a.m. PST |
"Witch". It was years before I ever heard it spoken, so I'm stuck on that pronunciation. |
Huscarle | 11 May 2016 8:22 a.m. PST |
Normally pronounced as lich (like itch) as in lichgate (lychgate) where the bier would rest before interment. However, it can also be pronounced as like (lyke). Lich & Lyke are Old English words for a corpse. |
Frederick | 11 May 2016 8:24 a.m. PST |
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kallman | 11 May 2016 9:17 a.m. PST |
Yep always pronounced it as Fredrick stated as itch with an L. The Urban dictionary would appear to agree. The word is derived from Old English meaning a dead body. link |
optional field | 11 May 2016 9:46 a.m. PST |
I said pronounced it as Lick, until I noticed that all others seem to favor the L+itch pronunciation. Adventure Time settled it for me; Who could question Jake, PB & co? |
OldGrenadier at work | 11 May 2016 11:37 a.m. PST |
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War Panda | 11 May 2016 11:56 a.m. PST |
I've pronounced it as "witch" all my life but I'm Irish and have been told I pronounce horse as hearse so what do I know |
JimSelzer | 11 May 2016 1:47 p.m. PST |
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wrgmr1 | 11 May 2016 2:06 p.m. PST |
The German or English version English link |
Lupulus | 11 May 2016 2:58 p.m. PST |
Throatwobbler Magrove. Obviously. |
zippyfusenet | 11 May 2016 7:15 p.m. PST |
Somebody had to say it. Glad it wasn't me, this time. Thanks, Lupulus. |
Weasel | 12 May 2016 5:17 a.m. PST |
Litch. I've met a few people who'd do the German r growl at the end. Lichr |
Henrix | 12 May 2016 4:09 p.m. PST |
Litch – it rhymes with ditch. Truly the confusion all starts because there are two very similar, archaic, English words, lich and lyke. Both are Germanic and essentially mean corpse or body.
Lich came to English with the Anglians or Saxons. They also brought the word ditch. (Which was spelled 'dich' in ME.) Lyke, which has passed entirely out of fashion as Gygax never picked it up, is the Scandinavian version. That way came dike. So, lich/ditch and lyke/dike. |
Mattw3385 | 12 May 2016 9:44 p.m. PST |
Lich with a itch stuck in a ditch. |
etotheipi | 13 May 2016 5:22 a.m. PST |
I pronounce it similar to "Likert". |
Mithmee | 13 May 2016 12:37 p.m. PST |
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capncarp | 13 May 2016 4:55 p.m. PST |
Lyke with a tyke with finger in dike. |
The Last Conformist | 16 May 2016 10:14 p.m. PST |
Should it not be spelt liche? GW spells / used to spell it that way, but I've never seen that variant anywhere else that I can recall. Wiktionary doesn't recognize it. |
etotheipi | 17 May 2016 4:22 a.m. PST |
GW's intentionally uses unique, but reasonably phonetic spellings of certain things so they can assert IP control over them. |
Dexter Ward | 18 May 2016 8:26 a.m. PST |
Since it is a Germanic/Saxon word, I guess it should rhyme with German 'Ich', so a sort of aspirated 'C' sound (the 'ch' on the end of 'loch' is pronounced similarly) |
etotheipi | 18 May 2016 1:41 p.m. PST |
Since it is a Germanic/Saxon word, I guess it should rhyme with German 'Ich', I think that's the problem…
FTR, Oma spoke Swiss-German with a Mennonite lilt, which is none of those above. |
wizbangs | 25 May 2016 6:42 a.m. PST |
As a DM I can't see myself instilling a sense of fear in my adventurers if they suddenly stumbled upon a "lick." (Lots of immature giggles follow). Or a "like?" Like what? "You know, an Undead Sorcerer; a like." Like what? |