3. A human being; a person, either male or female; — now used chiefly in irony or burlesque, or in humorous language. "Worst of all wightes." Chaucer. Every wight that hath discretion. Chaucer. Oh, say me true if thou wert mortal wight. Milton.
WIGHT
Wight, a. Etym: [OE. wight, wiht, probably of Scand. origin; cf.
Icel. vigr in fighting condition, neut. vigh war, akin to AS. wig See
Vanquish.]
Defn: Swift; nimble; agile; strong and active. [Obs. or Poetic]
'T is full wight, God wot, as is a roe. Chaucer.
He was so wimble and so wight. Spenser.
They were Night and Day, and Day and Night, Pilgrims wight with steps
forthright. Emerson.
WIGHTLY
Wight"ly, adv.
Defn: Swiftly; nimbly; quickly. [Obs.]
WIGLESS
Wig"less, a.
Defn: Having or wearing no wig.
WIGWAG
Wig"wag`, v. i. Etym: [See Wag, v. t.] (Naut.)
Defn: To signal by means of a flag waved from side to side according to a code adopted for the purpose. [Colloq.]
WIGWAM Wig"wam, n. Etym: [From the Algonquin or Massachusetts Indian word wek, "his house," or "dwelling place;" with possessive and locative affixes, we-kou-om-ut, "in his (or their) house," contracted by the English to weekwam, and wigwam.]