wight
IPA: wˈaɪt
noun
- (archaic) A living creature, especially a human being.
- (paganism) A being of one of the Nine Worlds of Heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor.
- (poetic) A ghost, deity or other supernatural entity.
- (fantasy) A wraith-like creature.
- The Isle of Wight.
- A sea area comprising part of the English Channel, from the southern English coast down to Normandy
- A surname.
adjective
- (archaic, except in dialects) Brave, valorous, strong.
- (UK dialectal, obsolete) Strong; stout; active.
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Examples of "wight" in Sentences
- The dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight.
- That is the way to handle suitable wight.
- Jon succeeds in destroying the wight with fire.
- The slaughter wight also appeared in this book.
- A wight is a sentient creature creature or being.
- Coy was born on the Isle of Wight, England in 1951.
- A 'wight' is a sentient creature creature or being.
- Contributions to the palaeontology of the Isle of Wight.
- The Isle of Wight is also the home of the band The Bees.
- This summer holiday has addled my brain, of course wight can change.
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