WIGHT

Wight, Isle of Wight

(noun) an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel

creature, wight

(noun) a human being; ‘wight’ is an archaic term

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Wight

The Isle of Wight.

A sea area comprising part of the English Channel, from the southern English coast down to Normandy

A surname.

Etymology 1

Noun

wight (plural wights)

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

(paganism) A being of one of the Nine Worlds of Heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor.

(poetic) A ghost, deity or other supernatural entity.

(fantasy) A wraith-like creature.

Etymology 2

Adjective

wight

(archaic, except in dialects) Brave, valorous, strong.

(UK dialectal, obsolete) Strong; stout; active.

Source: Wiktionary

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Wight, n.

Definition: Weight. [Obs.]

Wight, n. Etym: [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. vætt a wight, vætt a whit, Goth. waíhts, waíht, thing; cf. Russ. veshche a thing. 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. Etym: [OE. wight, wiht, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. vigr in fighting condition, neut. vigh war, akin to AS. wig See Vanquish.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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