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Definition of Wight

1. Noun. A human being; 'wight' is an archaic term.

2. Noun. An isle and county of southern England in the English Channel.

Definition of Wight

1. n. Weight.

2. n. A whit; a bit; a jot.

3. a. Swift; nimble; agile; strong and active.

4. n. Weight.

5. n. A whit; a bit; a jot.

6. a. Swift; nimble; agile; strong and active.

Definition of Wight

1. Noun. (archaic) A living creature, especially a human being. ¹

2. Noun. (context: paganism) A being of one of the Nine Worlds of heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor. ¹

3. Noun. (poetic) A ghost or other supernatural entity. ¹

4. Noun. (fantasy) A wraith-like creature. ¹

5. Adjective. (''archaic except in dialects'') Brave, valorous, strong. ¹

6. Adjective. (context: UK dialectal) Strong; stout; active. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Wight

1. a living being [n -S]

Medical Definition of Wight

1. 1. A whit; a bit; a jot. "She was fallen asleep a little wight." (Chaucer) 2. A supernatural being. 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." "Every wight that hath discretion." (Chaucer) "Oh, say me true if thou wert mortal wight." (Milton) Origin: 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. Vaett a wight, vaett a whit, Goth. Waihts, waiht, thing; cf. Russ. Veshche a thing. Cf. Whit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Wight

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