"spight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spight (plural spights)
  1. Alternative form of speight Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: speight
    Sense id: en-spight-en-noun-9zVcJJyE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 41 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} spight (uncountable)
  1. Obsolete spelling of spite Tags: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: spite
    Sense id: en-spight-en-noun-hTfxxYr5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 41 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: spights [present, singular, third-person], spighting [participle, present], spighted [participle, past], spighted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} spight (third-person singular simple present spights, present participle spighting, simple past and past participle spighted)
  1. Obsolete spelling of spite Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: spite
    Sense id: en-spight-en-verb-hTfxxYr5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 41 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spight meaning in English (3.5kB)

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