dight
To deal with; to handleTo deal with; to handle.
Meaning
3 senses(obsolete, transitive)To deal with; to handle.
(archaic, transitive)To adorn, decorate or furnish; to dress, array, or deck out.
(archaic, transitive)To make ready; to prepare
Origin
From Middle English dighten, dihten, (also dyten, from whence dite), from Old English dihtFrom Middle English dighten, dihten, (also dyten, from whence dite), from Old English dihtan, dihtian (“to set in order; dispose; arrange; appoint; direct; compose”), from Proto-West Germanic *dihtōn (“to compose; invent”), of disputed origin. Possibly from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *dīkaną (“to arrange; create; perform”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵ-, *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead; shape; mold; build”), influenced by Latin dictāre; or perhaps from Latin dictāre (“to dictate”) itself. See dictate; and also parallel formations in German dichten, Dutch dichten, Swedish dikta.
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Forms
dights, dighting, dight, dightSynonyms
20 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle