wight
noun
a human being.
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wight
1 American
[wahyt]
/ waɪt /
noun
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a human being.
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Obsolete.
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a supernatural being, as a witch or sprite.
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any living being; a creature.
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wight
2
American
[wahyt]
/ waɪt /
adjective
British Dialect.
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strong and brave, especially in war.
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active; nimble.
Wight
3
American
[wahyt]
/ waɪt /
noun
Wight
1
British
/ waɪt /
noun
wight
2
British
/ waɪt /
noun
wight
3
British
/ waɪt /
adjective
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Come the spring, I’m off to either Brownsea Island or the Isle of wight and will report back.
From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2020
After a bunch of wight hooey with Arya in a library, and continuing anxiety in the crypt, valor, in the form of saving Arya from a wight pack, takes Beric Dondarrion.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 29, 2019
No episode better exemplifies that than “Beyond the Wall,” where Jon Snow and his band of merry men venture, um, beyond the Wall in an extremely ill-advised plan to capture a wight.
From The Verge • Jan. 2, 2018
Turns out the wight dragon spits blue flames, enough to ensure Season 7 closes with the dead pouring through the gap to head South.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2017
We’ve already dealt with wraiths, and this thing is big—not like a wight or a ghul.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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