WIGHT, n. g., a living being. L., to live. A being a person. It is obsolete, except in irony or burlesque. See Aught.
The wight of all the world who lovd thee best.
WIGHT, a. Swift nimble. This seems to be a dialectical form of quick.
WIGHT, n. g., a living being. L., to live. A being a person. It is obsolete, except in irony or burlesque. See Aught.
The wight of all the world who lovd thee best.
WIGHT, a. Swift nimble. This seems to be a dialectical form of quick.
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