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wight
1[ wahyt ]
noun
- a human being.
- Obsolete.
- a supernatural being, as a witch or sprite.
- any living being; a creature.
wight
2[ wahyt ]
adjective
, British Dialect.
- strong and brave, especially in war.
- active; nimble.
Wight
3[ wahyt ]
noun
- Isle of, an island off the S coast of England, forming an administrative division of Hampshire. 147 sq. mi. (381 sq. km). : Newport.
wight
1/ waɪt /
noun
- archaic.a human being
Wight
2/ waɪt /
noun
- Isle of Wightan 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
3/ waɪt /
adjective
- archaic.strong and brave; valiant
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wight1
before 900; Middle English, Old English wiht; cognate with German Wicht, Old Norse vēttr, Gothic waiht
Origin of wight2
1175–1225; Middle English < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse vīgt, neuter of vīgr able to fight
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wight1
Old English wiht; related to Old Frisian āwet something, Old Norse vǣttr being, Gothic waihts thing, German Wicht small person
Origin of wight2
C13: from Old Norse vigt; related to Old English wīg battle, Latin vincere to conquer
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Example Sentences
Here he “found another kind of people” from the complaisant inhabitants of the Isle of Wight.
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The day “Rocket” was much older, and got a good share of the Isle of Wight traffic.
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The house is surrounded by a park and the poet here enjoyed a seclusion that he could not obtain in his Isle of Wight home.
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My wife and I to Church in the afternoon, and that being done we went to see my uncle and aunt Wight.
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So to my uncle Wight's, but found him out of doors, but my aunt I saw and staid a while, and so home and to bed.
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