Wight
WordNet

noun


(1)   An isle and county of southern England in the English Channel
(2)   A human being; `wight' is an archaic term
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Etymology 1


From , from , akin to Old High German Cognate with Dutch , German , and Swedish .

Noun



  1. A living creature, especially a human being.
  2. A being of one of the Nine Worlds of heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor.
  3. A ghost or other supernatural entity.

Quotations

  • circa 1602, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act i, sc. 3:
    O base Hungarian wight! wilt thou the spigot wield?
  • 1626, John Milton, On the Death of a Fair Infant Dying of a Cough, verse vi
    Oh say me true if thou wert mortal wight
    And why from us so quickly thou didst take thy flight.
  • 1789, William Blake, A Dream, lines 14-15-16
    But I saw a glow-worm near,
    Who replied: ‘What wailing wight
    Calls the watchman of the night?

Etymology 2


From , neuter of , cognate with Old English .

Adjective



  1. (archaic except in dialects) brave, valorous, strong
 
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