dight Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dight transitive verb

Etymology

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 Dictate.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Dight ∨ Dighted; present participle & verbal noun Dighting

Definitions

1. To prepare; to put in order; hence, to dress, or put on; to array; to adorn. Archaic "She gan the house to dight." Chaucer.

   Two harmless turtles, dight for sacrifice. Fairfax.

   The clouds in thousand liveries dight. Milton.

2. To have sexual intercourse with. Obs. Chaucer.