Associations to the word «Wight»

Wiktionary

WIGHT, noun. (archaic) A living creature, especially a human being.
WIGHT, noun. (paganism) A being of one of the Nine Worlds of heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor.
WIGHT, noun. (poetic) A ghost or other supernatural entity.
WIGHT, noun. (fantasy) A wraith-like creature.
WIGHT, adjective. (archaic except in dialects) Brave, valorous, strong.
WIGHT, adjective. (UK dialectal) Strong; stout; active.

Dictionary definition

WIGHT, noun. A human being; `wight' is an archaic term.
WIGHT, noun. An isle and county of southern England in the English Channel.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King