alight 1
/euh luyt"/ , v.i. , alighted or alit, alighting .
1. to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc.
2. to settle or stay after descending: The bird alighted on the tree.
3. to encounter or notice something accidentally.
[ bef. 1000; ME alighten, OE alihtan, equiv. to a- A- 3 + lihtan to relieve (orig. an animal mount) of weight, LIGHT 2 ) ]
alight 2
/euh luyt"/ , adv. , adj.
1. provided with light; lighted up.
2. on fire; burning.
[ bef. 1000; now taken as A- 1 + LIGHT 1 ; orig. ptp. of alight to light up (ME alihten, OE onlihtan, equiv. to on A- 1 + lihtan to LIGHT 1 ) ]