wight /waɪt/noun 4adjective 2forms 1 noun4 •A supernatural being, often used in compounds such as the land-vaettr which guard the land, especially the four guardians of Iceland. •A wraith-like creature. •(literary) A ghost, deity or other supernatural entity.But I saw a glow-worm near, / Who replied: ‘What wailing wight / Calls the watchman of the night? — 1789 •(no longer used) A living creature, especially a human being.O bace gongarian wight, wilt thou the spicket willd? — 1597 adjective2 •(no longer used) Brave, valorous, strong. •(dialect, no longer used) Strong; stout; active.Then spake Much the milner son, / Ever more well him betide! / ‘Take twelve of thy wight yeomen, / Well weapon’d by thy side. / Such one would thyselfë slon, / That twelve dare not abide.’ — 1912 formswights
