wight

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wight englannista suomeksi

1. inehmo

1. olento, olio, ihminen

wight englanniksi

1. Wight

1. A living creature, especially a being.

2. (RQ:Shakespeare Merry Wives Q1)

3. (RQ:Milton Poems 1673)

4. (RQ:Scott Marmion)

5. (RQ:Irving Sketch Book)

6. (RQ:Melville Moby-Dick)

7. (RQ:Charlotte Bronte Emma)

8. c. 1872, a (w) cryptotour poem, possibly by (w), lines 1 and 2:

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

9. (RQ:R. F. Burton Arabian Nights)Alaeddin ate and drank and was cheered and after he had rested and had recovered spirits he cried, "Ah, O my mother, I have a sore grievance against thee for leaving me to that accursed wight who strave to compass my destruction and designed to take my life. Know thou that I beheld Death with mine own eyes at the hand of this damned wretch, whom thou didst certify to be my uncle;(..)

10. (quote-journal)

11. A supernatural being, often used in compounds such as the land-vættr which guard the land, especially the four guardians of Iceland.

12. A ghost, deity or other supernatural entity.

13. {{quote-text|en|year=1789|author=William Blake|title=Dream (Blake)|A Dream|lines=14–16

14. {{quote-text|en|year=1869|translators=William Morris; Eiríkr Magnússon|title=Saga|Grettis Saga: The Story of Grettir the Strong|publisher=F. S. Ellis|page=49

15. A wraith-like creature.

16. Brave, valorous, strong.

17. (RQ:Mlry MrtDrthr)/ and my yongest sone hyght Lauayne / and yf hit please yow / he shalle ryde with yow vnto that Iustes / and he is of his age x stronge and wyght

18. Strong; stout; active.

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20. A creature, a being.

21. (RQ:Langland Piers Plowman)

22. A person, a being.

23. 1368-1372, Chaucer|Geoffrey Chaucer, ''Book of the Duchess|The Book of the Duchess'', line 579:

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24. 1379-1380, Chaucer|Geoffrey Chaucer, ''House of Fame|The House of Fame'', line 1830-1831:

25. A demon, monster

26. A small amount (of a quantity, length, distance or time); a whit.

27. brave, bold

28. powerful, strong, vigorous

29. quick, speedy

30. immediately

31. vigorously