Noah Webster
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.]