Everything I draw ends up wearing a bow-tie

victoriousvocabulary:

WIGHT

[noun]

a Middle English word, from Old English wiht, used to describe a creature or living sentient being. It is akin to Old High German wiht, meaning a creature or thing. In its original usage. wight described a living human being. More recently, the word has been used within the fantasy genre of literature to describe undead or wraith-like creatures: corpses with a part of their decayed soul still in residence, often draining life from their victims. The English word is cognate with other Germanic words like Dutch wicht, German wicht, Old Norse vættir, Swedish vätte, Danish vætte. Modern High Germanwicht means ‘small person, dwarf,’ and also ‘unpleasant person’.

Ahaha oh man, I remember this one teacher who used to call us ’little wights’ if we were being annoying. I thought it was hilarious.

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