† unwightn.
Obsolete.
a. An evil being or spirit; a fiend or monster; spec. the devil.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > [noun]
hell-devileOE
shuckc888
ghosteOE
devilOE
warlockOE
angelOE
unwighta1200
beastc1225
ragmanc1400
Satanasc1426
diabolic1502
ruffy1502
Satan?1545
Avernal?1548
fallen angel?1587
rebel angel1623
deedle1653
blackamoor1663
a1200 St. Marher. 3 Ne þole þu neauer þe unwiht þat he weorri mi wit.
?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 221 Þesunnefule seolf is þe vnwichtes lont.
?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 175 Fechteð..aȝein þe unwicht of helle.
c1230 Hali Meid. 41 Þu forhores te wið þe unwiht of helle.
a1250 Owl & Nightingale 33 Vnwyht, heo seyde, awey þu fleo.
a1250 Owl & Nightingale 218 Hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ? Þu singest anyht & nouht aday.
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 7852 Nat ic..wha hine biȝate inne weorlde-riche. no whaðer hit weore unwiht.
c1275 Sinners Beware 4 in Old Eng. Misc. 72 Þeos holy gostes myhte..wisse vs and theche To wyten vs wyþ þan vnwihte, Þat..þencheþ vs to bipeche.
b. Used as adj. (but the Cotton MS. has unwrþ ‘unworth’, rhyming with noȝt wrþ).
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the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > [adjective]
raggyOE
unwighta1250
raggedc1300
fiendlyc1386
fiendfula1593
a1250 Owl & Night. (Jesus Oxf.) 339 Þu..makest þi song so vnwiht Þat me ne telleþ of þe nowiht.
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† unwightadj.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
(un- prefix1 1.)
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the world > animals > animal body > [adjective] > thin or weak
poor1539
unwight1570
sheer1632
scammel1658
rangy1857
wastrel1880
1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Kii v/1 Vnwight, inualidus.
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