wighty, a. Obs. exc. dial.
(ˈwaɪtɪ)
[f. wight a. + -y1 2.]
= wight a.
| 14.. Langl. P. Pl. C. xvi. 172 (MS. E) Al þe wytt of þis worlde ne wyȝty mennes strengþe Can noȝt performe a pes of þe pope. c 1475 Partenay 4704 Gaffray tombled there. Anon releuing in wighty manere. 16.. Adam O Gordon 124 in Pinkerton Scot. Trag. Ball. (1781) 48 Put on, put on, my wichty men, Sae fast as ye can drie. 1825 Brockett N.C. Gloss., Wighty, strong and active. |
Hence † wightily adv. = wightly.
| c 1480 Henryson Cock & Fox xxiii, Full wichtilie [v.r. wichtlie] thay throw wod and watteris went. |