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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. vætt&unr_; a wight, vætt&unr_; a whit, Goth. waíhts, waíht, thing; cf. Russ. veshche a thing. &unr_;. Cf. Whit. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A whit; a bit; a jot. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

She was fallen asleep a little wight. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A supernatural being. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every wight that hath discretion. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Oh, say me true if thou wert mortal wight. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. wight, wiht, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. vīgr in fighting condition, neut. vīgh &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; vīg war, akin to AS. wīg See Vanquish. ] Swift; nimble; agile; strong and active. [ Obs. or Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

'T is full wight, God wot, as is a roe. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was so wimble and so wight. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

They were Night and Day, and Day and Night,
Pilgrims wight with steps forthright. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]