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Webster 1913 Edition
Alight
A-light′
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Alighted
sometimes Alit
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Alighting
.] [OE. ]
alihten
, fr. AS. ālīhtan
; pref. ā-
(cf. Goth. us-
, G. er-
, orig. meaning out
) + līhtan
, to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, fr. līht
, leoht
, light. See Light
, Verb.
I.
1.
To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.
2.
To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop;
as, a flying bird
alights
on a tree; snow alights
on a roof.3.
To come or chance (upon).
[R.]
A-light′
,Adj.
[Pref.
a-
+ light
.] Lighted; lighted up; in a flame.
“The lamps were alight.” Dickens.
Webster 1828 Edition
Alight
ALI'GHT
, v.i.1.
To get down or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage.2.
To descend and settle; as, a flying bird alights on a tree.3.
To fall or descend and lodge; as, snow alights on a roof.