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Spright


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.]