wiht
nature_spirit Old English single tradition · 1
In Old English, wiht has been variously translated as "wight", "creature" and "being". The term is found in the compound words eall-wihta ("all beings") and á-wiht ("aught", "anything"). Wiht is often used as the subject of riddles.
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 700
- Historical notes
- Appears in the 8th century Lindisfarne Gospels.
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Source passages
“In Old English, wiht has been variously translated as "wight", "creature" and "being". The term is found in the compound words eall-wihta ("all beings") and á-wiht ("aught", "anything"). Wiht is often used as the subject of riddles”
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