dight

dight
dight "to adorn" (archaic or poetic), O.E. dihtan "dictate, appoint, ordain; guide; compose," an early borrowing from L. dictare "to dictate" (see DICTATE (Cf. dictate) (v.)). The Latin word borrowed even earlier into continental Germanic became O.H.G. dihton "to write compose," Ger. dichten "to write poetry." In Middle English, dight exploded to a vast array of meanings (including "to rule," "to handle," "to abuse," "to have sex with," "to kill," "to clothe," "to make ready," "to repair") till it was one of the most-used verbs in the language, but all senses have faded now into obscurity, dialect, or poetic use.

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  • Dight — (d[imac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dight} or {Dighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dighting}.] [OF. dihten, AS. dihtan to dictate, command, dispose, arrange, fr. L. dictare to say often, dictate, order; cf. G. dichten to write poetry, fr. L. dictare. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dight — (d[imac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dight} or {Dighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dighting}.] [OF. dihten, AS. dihtan to dictate, command, dispose, arrange, fr. L. dictare to say often, dictate, order; cf. G. dichten to write poetry, fr. L. dictare. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dight — [dīt] vt. dight or dighted, dighting [ME dihten < OE dihtan, to arrange, dispose, make < L dictare, to say: see DICTATE] Archaic 1. to adorn 2. to equip …   English World dictionary

  • Dight — This is one of the most interesting and unusual names on the English register, it derives from the pre 10th Century word dihtan meaning to equip and is job descriptive for the Armourer or body servant responsible for dressing the knight prior to… …   Surnames reference

  • dight — be·dight; ben·e·dight; dight; …   English syllables

  • dight — [[t]daɪt[/t]] v. t. dight dight•ed, dight•ing archaic to adorn • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE dihtan to arrange, compose < L dīctāre (see dictate) …   From formal English to slang

  • dight —  1) to dight, to foul or dirty one. Chesh. Perhaps used ironically.  2) to dight, to clean or dress ; Dight the snivel from your neb, blow your nose. Cumb.  3) (pronounced [DEBT] in Cheshire and York, West Riding), means dirtied, daubed, &c …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • dight — clothed clothed adj. 1. wearing clothing. [Narrower terms: {adorned(predicate), bedecked(predicate), decked(predicate), decked out(predicate)}; {appareled, attired, clad, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed}; {arrayed, panoplied};… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dight — transitive verb (dighted or dight; dighting) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dihtan to arrange, compose, from Latin dictare to dictate, compose Date: 13th century archaic dress, adorn …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dight — /duyt/, v.t., dight or dighted, dighting. Archaic. to dress; adorn. [bef. 1000; ME dighten, OE dihtan to arrange, compose < L dictare (see DICTATE); c. G dichten] * * * …   Universalium

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