wight
noun/waɪt/
Frequency rank: #10,342 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A living being or creature; in folklore, a spirit or ghost-like entity.
Example sentence
The old legend spoke of a lone wight that haunted the marshes after midnight.
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