English Explanatory Dictionary

spright

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood.
  2. A supernatural being; a spirit; a shade; an apparition; a ghost.
  3. A kind of short arrow.
verb
  1. To haunt.

Pronunciation

/spɹaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spright.wav

Word forms

spright sprights sprighting sprighted

Etymology

Unetymological spelling of sprite. Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, sprite, and esprit.

Derived words

sprightful sprightless sprightly
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