[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

alight \alight"\, v. i. imp.  p. p. alightedsometimes
   alit; p. pr.  vb. n. alighting. oe. alihten, fr. as.
   =alimachtan; pref. =a- cf. goth. us-, g. er-, orig.
   meaning out + limachtan, to alight, orig. to render light,
   to remove a burden from, fr. limacht, leoht, light. see
   light, v. i.
   1. to spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback
      or from a carriage; to dismount.
      1913 webster

   2. to descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying
      bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.
      1913 webster

   3. to come or chance upon. r.
      1913 webster
see also:
alighted alit alighting light 

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