Definition of Aliht
A*light" (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Alighted (&?;) sometimes Alit (&?;); p.
pr. & vb. n. Alighting.] [OE. alihten, fr. AS.
ālīhtan; pref. ā- (cf. Goth. us-, G.
er-, orig. meaning out) + līhtan, to alight,
orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, fr. līht,
leoht, light. See Light, v. i.]
1. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on
horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.
2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as,
a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a
roof.
3. To come or chance (upon). [R.]
A*light", a. [Pref. a- +
light.] Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. "The lamps were
alight." Dickens.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.
- To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.
- To come or chance (upon). (R.)
- Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. ``The lamps were alight. --Dickens.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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