"spright" meaning in All languages combined

See spright on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /spɹaɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spright.wav Forms: sprights [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪt Etymology: Unetymological spelling of sprite. Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, sprite, and esprit. Etymology templates: {{doublet|en|spirit|spiritus|spirytus|sprite|esprit}} Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, sprite, and esprit Head templates: {{en-noun}} spright (plural sprights)
  1. (obsolete) Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-spright-en-noun-rlmq25JM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 13 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 7 3 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 4 2 5
  2. (obsolete) A supernatural being; a spirit; a shade; an apparition; a ghost. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-spright-en-noun-OA8pExTp
  3. (obsolete) A kind of short arrow. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-spright-en-noun-bf3vkkls
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sprightly

Verb [English]

IPA: /spɹaɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spright.wav Forms: sprights [present, singular, third-person], sprighting [participle, present], sprighted [participle, past], sprighted [past]
Rhymes: -aɪt Etymology: Unetymological spelling of sprite. Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, sprite, and esprit. Etymology templates: {{doublet|en|spirit|spiritus|spirytus|sprite|esprit}} Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, sprite, and esprit Head templates: {{en-verb}} spright (third-person singular simple present sprights, present participle sprighting, simple past and past participle sprighted)
  1. (obsolete) To haunt. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-spright-en-verb-chhZV11C

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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