wight1
/wʌɪt
/noun
1 archaic or dialect A person of a specified kind: he always was an unlucky wight...
- On every poor wight have I ever had ruth and give them alms for love of thee.
- ‘Sweet Sirs!’ quoth the wight, ‘I'm Edgar the Knight, with my Squire so trusty and kind.’
1.1 literary A spirit, ghost, or other supernatural being.The bell let out an ear-shattering, death-defying ring that sent out ghosts and wights and phantoms and other eerie, unfriendly shadowlings....
- At such places ancestors, gods, goddesses, wights and other nature/spirit beings are felt most strongly, and communication with these and ‘non-human persons’ (animals, stones and so on) is said to be particularly effective.
- I am sharing food and drink with gods, goddesses, and wights of the land, other spirits, and my spiritual and religious community.
Origin
Old English wiht 'thing, creature', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wicht 'little child' and German Wicht 'creature'.
Rhymes
Wight2
/wʌɪt/A shipping forecast area covering the English Channel roughly between the Strait of Dover and the meridian of Poole.