- 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
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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 — 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.… … Etymology dictionary
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 — /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
