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What's The Definition Of Wight?
[n] an island and county of southern England in the English Channel
[n] a human being; `wight' is an archaic term Synonyms | Synonyms for Wight: creature | Isle of Wight Related Terms | Find terms related to Wight: See Also | county | English Channel | human | individual | isle | islet | mortal | person | somebody | someone | soul Wight In Webster's Dictionary \Wight\, n.
Weight. [Obs.]
\Wight\, n. [OE. wight, wiht, a wight, a whit, AS. wiht, wuht, a creature, a thing; skin to D. wicht a child, OS. & OHG. wiht a creature, thing, G. wicht a creature, Icel. v[ae]tt? a wight, v[ae]tt? a whit, Goth. wa['i]hts, wa['i]ht, thing; cf. Russ. veshche a thing. ?. Cf. {Whit}.] 1. A whit; a bit; a jot. [Obs.] She was fallen asleep a little wight. --Chaucer. 2. A supernatural being. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. A human being; a person, either male or female; -- now used chiefly in irony or burlesque, or in humorous language. ``Worst of all wightes.'' --Chaucer. Every wight that hath discretion. --Chaucer. Oh, say me true if thou wert mortal wight. --Milton. \Wight\, a. [OE. wight, wiht, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. v[=i]gr in fighting condition, neut. v[=i]gh ??? v[=i]g war, akin to AS. w[=i]g See {Vanquish}.] Swift; nimble; agile; strong and active. [Obs. or Poetic] 'T is full wight, God wot, as is a roe. --Chaucer. He was so wimble and so wight. --Spenser. They were Night and Day, and Day and Night, Pilgrims wight with steps forthright. --Emerson. |
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