SPRIGHT

Noun

spright (plural sprights)

Obsolete spelling of sprite.

(obsolete) Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood.

(obsolete) A supernatural being; a spirit; a shade; an apparition; a ghost.

(obsolete) A kind of short arrow.

Verb

spright (third-person singular simple present sprights, present participle sprighting, simple past and past participle sprighted)

(obsolete) To haunt.

Source: Wiktionary


Spright, n. Etym: [See Sprite.]

1. Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood. [Obs.] "The high heroic spright." Spenser. Wondrous great grief groweth in my spright. Spenser.

2. A supernatural being; a spirit; a shade; an apparition; a ghost. Forth he called, out of deep darkness dread, Legions of sprights. Spenser. To thee, O Father, Son, and Sacred Spright. Fairfax.

3. A kind of short arrow. [Obs.] Bacon.

Spright, v. t.

Definition: To haunt, as a spright. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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