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wight

(wīt)

noun

Obsolete a living being; creature
Archaic a human being; person: now sometimes used in a patronizing or commiserating sense

Origin: ME wiht < OE, akin to Ger wicht, creature, Goth waihts, thing < IE base *wekti-, thing > OSlav veštǐ, thing

adjective

Now Chiefly Dial. strong, brisk, active, brave, etc.

Origin: ME wihte < ON vigt, neut. of vigr, skilled in arms, akin to OE wigan, to fight: for IE base see victor

island in the English Channel, off the S coast of Hampshire, constituting a county of England: 147 sq mi (381 sq km); pop. 125,000

See wight in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Obsolete

A living being; a creature.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English wiht; see wekti- in Indo-European roots

adjective
Archaic

Valorous; brave.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old Norse vīgt

Origin: , neuter of vīgr, able to fight; see weik-³ in Indo-European roots

An island in the English Channel off south-central England. It is a popular resort area and yachting center. Queen Victoria often stayed at the Osborne House near Cowes.

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