SPRIGHT, SPRITE, noun [G., spirit. It should be written sprite.] 1. A spirit; a shade; a soul; an incorporeal agent. Forth he calld, out of deep darkness dread, legions of sprights. And gaping graves receivd the guilty spright 2. A walking spirit; an apparition. 3. Power which gives cheerfulness or courage. Hold thou my heart, establish thou mu sprights. [Not in use.] 4. An arrow. [Not in use.] SPRIGHT, verb transitive To haunt, as a spright [ Not used.]
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