Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Plight — Plight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plighting}.] [AS. plihtan to expose to danger, pliht danger;cf. D. verplichten to oblige, engage, impose a duty, G. verpflichten, Sw. f[ o]rplikta, Dan. forpligte. See {Plight}, n.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plighted — Plight Plight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plighting}.] [AS. plihtan to expose to danger, pliht danger;cf. D. verplichten to oblige, engage, impose a duty, G. verpflichten, Sw. f[ o]rplikta, Dan. forpligte. See {Plight}, n.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plighting — Plight Plight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plighting}.] [AS. plihtan to expose to danger, pliht danger;cf. D. verplichten to oblige, engage, impose a duty, G. verpflichten, Sw. f[ o]rplikta, Dan. forpligte. See {Plight}, n.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plight — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plihtan to endanger, from pliht danger; akin to Old English plēon to expose to danger, Old High German pflegan to take care of Date: 13th century to put or give in pledge ; engage … New Collegiate Dictionary
plight — plight1 /pluyt/, n. a condition, state, or situation, esp. an unfavorable or unfortunate one: to find oneself in a sorry plight. [1350 1400; ME plit fold, condition, bad condition < AF (c. MF pleit PLAIT) fold, manner of folding, condition; sp.… … Universalium
plight — I. , v. a. == pluck, pull. Alys. 5831, 5859 II. , sb. == harm, danger. HD. 1370, 2002. AS. pliht == condition. Body and Soul, 184 III. , v. a. == pledge. RG. 357; part. ‘yplyȝt.’ RG. 388. AS. plihtan … Oldest English Words
plight — plight1 noun a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. plit fold . plight2 verb archaic 1》 solemnly pledge or promise (faith or loyalty). 2》 (be plighted to) be engaged to be married to. Origin… … English new terms dictionary
plight — I [[t]plaɪt[/t]] n. a distressing condition or situation: to be left in a sorry plight[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME plit fold, condition, bad condition < AF (c. MF pleit plait); sp. appar. influenced by plight II in obs. sense “danger” syn … From formal English to slang
plight — plight1 [plīt] n. [ME plit, state, condition < Anglo Fr for OFr pleit, a fold, way of folding, condition (see PLAIT): sense infl. by ME plight < OE pliht: see PLIGHT2] a condition or state of affairs; esp., now, an awkward, sad, or… … English World dictionary
plight´er — plight1 «plyt», noun. a condition or situation, now usually bad: »He was in a sad plight when he became ill and had no money. I think myself in better plight for a lender than you are (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): dilemma, scrape, fix. See syn.… … Useful english dictionary
