lichyard
A graveyard.
Noun
- A graveyard.
- The last sleep that my love slept Shall last till Judgment Day, In corner of the lichyard close, 'Neath drooping boughs of May. - 1893, Anne Reeve Aldrich, “A Ballad of Slumber”, in Nadine and Other Poems, page 20:
- Beneath the shadow of the First Keep was an ancient lichyard, its headstones spotted with pale lichen, where the old Kings of Winter had laid their faithful servants. - 1996, George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones,...
- Mikken lay buried in the lichyard, and the new smith was capable of little more than nails and horseshoes. - 1999, George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam Spectra, published 2000, →ISBN:
Origin
From lich (“corpse”) + yard.