[wight] n [ME, creature, thing, fr. OE wiht; akin to OHG wiht creature, thing, OCS vesti thing] (bef. 12c): a living being: creature; esp: a human being
[2]wight adj [ME, of Scand origin; akin to ON vigr skilled in fighting (neut. vigt); akin to OE wigan to fight--more at victor] (13c) archaic: valiant, stalwart