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wight | pight |

As a noun wight

is (archaic) a living creature, especially a human being.

As an adjective wight

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

As a verb pight is

(obsolete) (pitch).

wight

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) . See also (l). The meaning of the wraith-like creature is from barrow-wights in world.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) A living creature, especially a human being.
  • * circa 1602 , , act 1, scene 3:
    • O base Hungarian wight ! wilt thou the spigot wield?
  • * 1626 , , verse vi
    • Oh say me true if thou wert mortal wight
    And why from us so quickly thou didst take thy flight.
  • (paganism) A being of one of the Nine Worlds of heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor.
  • (poetic) A ghost or other supernatural entity.
  • * 1789 , , lines 14-15-16
    • But I saw a glow-worm near,
    Who replied: ‘What wailing wight
    Calls the watchman of the night?
  • (fantasy) A wraith-like creature.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) Merriam-Webster, 1974..

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (archaic except in dialects ) Brave, valorous, strong.
  • *:
  • *:I haue two sones that were but late made knyghtes / and the eldest hyghte sir Tirre // and my yongest sone hyght Lauayne / and yf hit please yow / he shalle ryde with yow vnto that Iustes / and he is of his age x stronge and wyght
  • Strong; stout; active.

    • See also

    * Isle of Wight

    References

    * English terms with homophones ----

    pight

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obsolete) (pitch)
  • *1634 , , "New Heaven, New War"
  • *:My soul, with Christ join thou in fight;
  • *:Stick to the tents that He hath pight ;
  • *1819 , , Otho the Great , Act V, Scene V, verses 163-165
    • I will
    When I have finish’d it — now! now! I’m pight ,
    Tight-footed for the deed !