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

wight \wight\, a. oe. wight, wiht, probably of scand. origin;
   cf. icel. vimacgr in fighting condition, neut. vimacgh
   ??? vimacg war, akin to as. wimacg see vanquish.
   swift; nimble; agile; strong and active. obs. or poetic
   1913 webster

         't is full wight, god wot, as is a roe.  --chaucer.
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         he was so wimble and so wight.           --spenser.
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         they were night and day, and day and night,
         pilgrims wight with steps forthright.    --emerson.
   1913 webster
see also:
vanquish 

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

wight \wight\, n.
   weight. obs.
   1913 webster

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

wight \wight\, 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.
   vaett? a wight, vaett? a whit, goth. wa'ihts, wa'iht,
   thing; cf. russ. veshche a thing. ?. cf. whit.
   1913 webster
   1. a whit; a bit; a jot. obs.
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            she was fallen asleep a little wight. --chaucer.
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   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.
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            oh, say me true if thou wert mortal wight. --milton.
      1913 webster
see also:
whit 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

wight
     n 1: a human being; `wight' is an archaic term syn: creature
     2: an isle and county of southern england in the english
        channel syn: isle of wight
see also:
creature isle of wight 

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