intransitive verb alighted alight′·ed or alit alit′, alighting alight′·ing

1. to get down or off; dismount
2. to come down after flight; descend and settle
3. Rare to come (on or upon) accidentally

Etymology: ME alighten < OE ālīhtan < a-, out, off + līhtan, to dismount, render light < liht: see light (to dismount)

adjective

1. lighted; burning
2. lighted up

Etymology: ME aliht, pp. of alihten < OE alihtan, to light up