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wight
wight 1 W0152500 (wīt)n. Obsolete A living being; a creature.
[Middle English, from Old English wiht; see wekti- in Indo-European roots.]
wight 2 W0152500 (wīt)adj. Archaic Valorous; brave.
[Middle English, from Old Norse vīgt, neuter of vīgr, able to fight; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]wight (waɪt) n (Peoples) archaic a human being[Old English wiht; related to Old Frisian āwet something, Old Norse vǣttr being, Gothic waihts thing, German Wicht small person]
wight (waɪt) adjarchaic strong and brave; valiant[C13: from Old Norse vigt; related to Old English wīg battle, Latin vincere to conquer]
Wight (waɪt) n (Placename) Isle of Wight an island and county of S England in the English Channel. Administrative centre: Newport. Pop: 136 300 (2003 est). Area: 380 sq km (147 sq miles)wight1 (waɪt)
n. 1. a human being. 2. Obs. a. any living being; a creature. b. a supernatural being, as a sprite. [before 900; Middle English, Old English wiht being, demon, matter, c. Old Saxon, Old High German wiht, Old Norse vēttr, Gothic waihts] wight2 (waɪt)
adj. Archaic. valiant, esp. in war. [1175–1225; Middle English < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse vīgt, neuter of vīgr able to fight] Wight (waɪt)
n. Isle of, an island off the S coast of England, constituting a county of England. 126,900. 147 sq. mi. (381 sq. km). Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | wight - a human being; `wight' is an archaic termcreatureindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" | | 2. | Wight - an isle and county of southern England in the English ChannelIsle of Wightcounty - (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people"British Isles - Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north AtlanticEnglish Channel - an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain |
TranslationsWight
Wight Isle of. an island and county of S England in the English Channel. Administrative centre: Newport. Pop.: 136 300 (2003 est.). Area: 380 sq. km (147 sq. miles) wight
Synonyms for wightnoun a human beingSynonymsRelated Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
noun an isle and county of southern England in the English ChannelSynonymsRelated Words- county
- British Isles
- English Channel
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