Wight (redirected from Wights)

Wight  (wt), Isle of

An island in the English Channel off south-central England. It is a popular resort area and yachting center. Queen Victoria often stayed at the Osborne House near Cowes.

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wight ¹  (wt)

n. Obsolete

A living being; a creature.

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[Middle English, from Old English wiht; see wekti- in Indo-European roots.]

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wight ²  (wt)

adj. Archaic

Valorous; brave.

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[Middle English, from Old Norse vgt, neuter of vgr, able to fight; see weik-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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Wight [waɪt]

n

(Placename) Isle of. an island and county of S England in the English Channel. Administrative centre: Newport. Pop.: 132 719 (2001). Area: 380 sq. km (147 sq. miles)

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wight¹

n

(Social Science / Peoples) Archaic a human being

[Old English wiht; related to Old Frisian āwet something, Old Norse vǣttr being, Gothic waihts thing, German Wicht small person]

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wight²

adj

Archaic strong and brave; valiant

[from Old Norse vigt; related to Old English wīg battle, Latin vincere to conquer]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wight - a human being; `wight' is an archaic term creature individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	Wight - an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel Isle of Wight county - (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people" British Isles - Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic English Channel - an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain

Translations

wight (archaic) [waɪt] N (hum) → criatura f
luckless wight; sorry wight → pobre hombre m

wight

n (old) → Wicht m