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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WIGHT, n. [g., a living being. L., to live.] A being; a person. It is obsolete, except in irony or burlesque. [See Aught.]
The wight of all the world who lovd thee best.
WIGHT, a. Swift; nimble. [This seems to be a dialectical form of quick.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a human being; `wight' is an archaic term [syn: creature, wight]
2: an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel [syn: Wight, Isle of Wight]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, creature, thing, from Old English wiht; akin to Old High German wiht creature, thing, Old Church Slavic vešt? thing Date: before 12th century a living being ; creature; especially a human being II. adjective Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse v?gr skilled in fighting (neuter v?gt); akin to Old English w?gan to fight — more at victor Date: 13th century archaic valiant, stalwart

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. archaic a person (wretched wight). Etymology: OE wiht = thing, creature, of unkn. orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wight Wight, a. [OE. wight, wiht, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. v[=i]gr in fighting condition, neut. v[=i]gh ??? v[=i]g war, akin to AS. w[=i]g See Vanquish.] Swift; nimble; agile; strong and active. [Obs. or Poetic] 'T is full wight, God wot, as is a roe. --Chaucer. He was so wimble and so wight. --Spenser. They were Night and Day, and Day and Night, Pilgrims wight with steps forthright. --Emerson.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wight Wight, n. Weight. [Obs.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wight Wight, n. [OE. wight, wiht, a wight, a whit, AS. wiht, wuht, a creature, a thing; skin to D. wicht a child, OS. & OHG. wiht a creature, thing, G. wicht a creature, Icel. v[ae]tt? a wight, v[ae]tt? a whit, Goth. wa['i]hts, wa['i]ht, thing; cf. Russ. veshche a thing. ?. Cf. Whit.] 1. A whit; a bit; a jot. [Obs.] She was fallen asleep a little wight. --Chaucer. 2. A supernatural being. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. A human being; a person, either male or female; -- now used chiefly in irony or burlesque, or in humorous language. ``Worst of all wightes.'' --Chaucer. Every wight that hath discretion. --Chaucer. Oh, say me true if thou wert mortal wight. --Milton.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. [In irony or burlesque.] Creature, being, person.