Noun: wight
| Sg. | wight |
| Pl. | wightes; wighten |
Genitive
Dative
Sample Sentences
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Therin wonneth a wyght that Wronge is Ihote / Father of falſhead, and founded it him ſelfe / Adam and Eue he egged to yll, / Councelled Cayne to kyll his brother (Therein dwells a creature that Wrong is named, / Father of falsehood, and founded it himself. / Adam and Eve he egged to ill, / Counselled Cain to kill his brother) [c. 1378-9, [William Langland], “Passus primus de visione”, in The Vision of Pierce Plowman [...] (Cr, B-text), London: […] Roberte Crowley, […], published 1550, →OCLC, folio v, verso:]
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1368-1372, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Book of the Duchess, line 579 ((please add an English translation of this quotation))
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"We ben shrewes, every wight, ((please add an English translation of this quotation)) [1379-1380, Geoffrey Chaucer, The House of Fame, line 1830-1831]
Nouns inflected like wight
brest,
cloud,
wight,
wet,
dint,
bord,
bouk,
barn,
helm,
wort,
Etymology
From Old English wiht. See: Old English Nouns '
wiht'.
Verbs referencing "wight"
English Nouns
wight.
Translations