1. wight - Noun
2. wight - Adjective
3. Wight - Proper noun
Weight.
A whit; a bit; a jot.
A supernatural being.
A human being; a person, either male or female; -- now used chiefly in irony or burlesque, or in humorous language.
Swift; nimble; agile; strong and active.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe fortunate man is the one who cannot take more than a couple of drinks without becoming intoxicated. The unfortunate wight is the one who can take many glasses without betraying a sign; who must take numerous glasses in order to get the kick. Jack London
Then think I thus: "Sith such repair, So long time war of valiant men, Was all to win a lady fair, Shall I not learn to suffer then? And think my life well spent to be, Serving a worthier wight than she?" Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
He's expected at noon, and no wight till he comes May profane the great chair, or the porridge of plums; For the best of the cheer, and the seat by the fire, Is the undenied right of the Barefooted Friar. Walter Scott
If that thise men that lovers hem pretende, To women weren feythfull good and trewe, And dreden hem to deceyven or offende, Women, to love hem, wolde nat eschewe; But every day hath man an herte newe: Yt, upon oon, abide can no while. What fore ys it, swich a wight to be-gile? Thomas Occleve
At age 10 or 12 he's going to boarding school in the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight is, of course, down at the bottom of England just off South Hampton. Jeremy Irons
A potential 350 seats on school buses are at risk of being lost on school buses as the Isle of Wight Council cut back services to save money — leaving some parents with no alternatives to get their children to school. Source: Internet