spright Meaning, Definition & Usage

Spright noun

Etymology

See Sprite.

Definitions

1. Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood. Obs. "The high heroic spright." Spenser.

   Wondrous great grief groweth in my spright. Spenser.

2. A supernatural being; a spirit; a shade; an apparition; a ghost.

   Forth he called, out of deep darkness dread, Legions of sprights. Spenser.

   To thee, O Father, Son, and Sacred Spright. Fairfax.

3. A kind of short arrow. Obs. Bacon.

Spright transitive verb

Definitions

1. To haunt, as a spright. Obs. Shak.