Definitions for Wight

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Wight wight

Spelling: [wahyt]

IPA: /waɪt/

Wight is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 37 anagrams from letters in Wight (ghitw).

Definitions for Wight

noun

1. a human being.
2. Obsolete. a supernatural being, as a witch or sprite. any living being; a creature.
3. Isle of, an island off the S coast of England, forming an administrative division of Hampshire. 147 sq. mi. (381 sq. km). County seat: Newport.

adjective

1. strong and brave, especially in war.
2. active; nimble.

Origin of Wight

before 900; Middle English, Old English wiht; cognate with German Wicht, Old Norse vēttr, Gothic waiht

Examples for Wight

Seen from the west the wight is beautiful beyond all laws of beauty.

I see, by the course you are steering, that you are making for the Isle of wight.

He was formally arrested by wight and committed for trial by the Inspector.

We are getting on very well, we are now off the Isle of wight.

What wight have you to cwout yourthelf into a theat bethide a gentleman, thir?

Oh for one hour of Wallace wight Or well-skilled Bruce to rule the fight.

I hear from Mrs. Alfred they are got to their new abode in the Isle of wight.

Mr Dennett, of the Isle of wight, first introduced the rocket-plan in 1825.

Your note of July 27th has just reached me in the Isle of wight.

The yacht, as we before observed, was bound to Cowes, in the Isle of wight.