"sight" meaning in Middle English

See sight in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} sight
  1. a great deal, a lot
    Sense id: en-sight-enm-noun--BnQGN5d Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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          "text": "A nombre of twenty sterres bright,\nWhich is to sene a wonder sight",
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