WIGHT. 1. The A-Sax. iviltt ipeans a man, a creature, any thing; and the 0. Eng, n-ight, still retained in the phrase "luckless wight," has a similar signification. Another and more usual meaning of the word, is swift or active, as in the illustrative quotation of Halliwell : —

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