What is "lich wake"

Lich \Lich\ (l[i^]ch), n. [AS. l[=i]c body. See Like, a.] A dead body; a corpse. [Obs.]

Lich fowl (Zo["o]l.), the European goatsucker; -- called also lich owl.

Lich gate, a covered gate through which the corpse was carried to the church or burial place, and where the bier was placed to await the clergyman; a corpse gate. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.

Lich wake, the wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial. [Prov Eng.]
--Chaucer.

Lich wall, the wall of a churchyard or burying ground.

Lich way, the path by which the dead are carried to the grave. [Prov. Eng.]