Dight

Dight
This is one of the most interesting and unusual names on the English register, it derives from the pre 10th Century word "dihtan" meaning "to equip" and is job descriptive for the Armourer or body servant responsible for dressing the knight prior to Battle or Tournament. This was a function usually performed by the "Squire" - a word of French origin of widespread popularity, "Dight" being regarded as "Saxon" would account for its rarity. The name development includes Edward Dight, son of the first name holder, christened at St. Brides on November 3rd 1594 and his Sister Sara, christened on July 9th 1596, also at St. Brides. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Walter Dight, which was dated 1591, Married Elizabeth Geare at St. Brides, Fleet Street, London, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Good Queen Bess, 1558 - 1603. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Dight — (d[imac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dight} or {Dighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dighting}.] [OF. dihten, AS. dihtan to dictate, command, dispose, arrange, fr. L. dictare to say often, dictate, order; cf. G. dichten to write poetry, fr. L. dictare. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dight — (d[imac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dight} or {Dighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dighting}.] [OF. dihten, AS. dihtan to dictate, command, dispose, arrange, fr. L. dictare to say often, dictate, order; cf. G. dichten to write poetry, fr. L. dictare. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dight — to adorn (archaic or poetic), O.E. dihtan dictate, appoint, ordain; guide; compose, an early borrowing from L. dictare to dictate (see DICTATE (Cf. dictate) (v.)). The Latin word borrowed even earlier into continental Germanic became O.H.G.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • dight — [dīt] vt. dight or dighted, dighting [ME dihten < OE dihtan, to arrange, dispose, make < L dictare, to say: see DICTATE] Archaic 1. to adorn 2. to equip …   English World dictionary

  • dight — be·dight; ben·e·dight; dight; …   English syllables

  • dight — [[t]daɪt[/t]] v. t. dight dight•ed, dight•ing archaic to adorn • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE dihtan to arrange, compose < L dīctāre (see dictate) …   From formal English to slang

  • dight —  1) to dight, to foul or dirty one. Chesh. Perhaps used ironically.  2) to dight, to clean or dress ; Dight the snivel from your neb, blow your nose. Cumb.  3) (pronounced [DEBT] in Cheshire and York, West Riding), means dirtied, daubed, &c …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • dight — clothed clothed adj. 1. wearing clothing. [Narrower terms: {adorned(predicate), bedecked(predicate), decked(predicate), decked out(predicate)}; {appareled, attired, clad, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed}; {arrayed, panoplied};… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dight — transitive verb (dighted or dight; dighting) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dihtan to arrange, compose, from Latin dictare to dictate, compose Date: 13th century archaic dress, adorn …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dight — /duyt/, v.t., dight or dighted, dighting. Archaic. to dress; adorn. [bef. 1000; ME dighten, OE dihtan to arrange, compose < L dictare (see DICTATE); c. G dichten] * * * …   Universalium

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