I. ˈlit ə n noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English lytton, letton, from Old English līctūn, from līc body, corpse + tūn enclosure, field, village — more at like , town
dialect England : churchyard ; especially : a churchyard used as a cemetery
II. adjective
Etymology: lit (past participle of light ) (III) + -en
archaic : lighted
like a cloud of litten gold — Blackwood's
— often used in combination
dim- litten chamber — William Morris