Definition of "wight" in İngilizce

noun

1. (archaic) A living creature, especially a human being.

   • The man that hath no love of chess/Is truth to say a sorry wight.

2. (Old Norse, Germanic paganism) A supernatural being, often used in compounds such as the land-vættr which guard the land, especially the four guardians of Iceland.

3. (poetic) A ghost, deity or other supernatural entity.

4. (fantasy) A wraith-like creature.

adjective

1. (archaic, except in dialects) Brave, valorous, strong.

2. (UK dialectal, obsolete) Strong; stout; active.