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==Wight AKA Wiȝt (Middle English)== | ==Wight AKA Wiȝt (Middle English)== | ||
'''[related: Lacnunga]''' | '''[related: Lacnunga]''' | ||
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In Olde English, an undead creature or creature of the spiritual realm, as described in the [[Codex-exoniensis|Codex Exoniensis]], the XCIIIB Charm,<ref>A metrical set of instructions meant to rid oneself of dwarf infestation. From the Lacnunga, an Olde English medical [[Codex|codex]].</ref> and the [[Lindisfarne-gospel|Lindisfarne Gospels]]. Wight, though gender-neutral, was in [[error|Norse Mythology]] used to connote witches and sorcerers, leading to the terms prevalence in [[error|Wiccan]] and general [[error|gnostic]] doctrine. More recently, the term was adopted by the author and conlanger [[error|JRR Tolkien]], most prominently in his posthumous [[Codex|codex]] [[Silmarillion|''The Silmarillion'']]. | In Olde English, an undead creature or creature of the spiritual realm, as described in the [[Codex-exoniensis|Codex Exoniensis]], the XCIIIB Charm,<ref>A metrical set of instructions meant to rid oneself of dwarf infestation. From the Lacnunga, an Olde English medical [[Codex|codex]].</ref> and the [[Lindisfarne-gospel|Lindisfarne Gospels]]. Wight, though gender-neutral, was in [[error|Norse Mythology]] used to connote witches and sorcerers, leading to the terms prevalence in [[error|Wiccan]] and general [[error|gnostic]] doctrine. More recently, the term was adopted by the author and conlanger [[error|JRR Tolkien]], most prominently in his posthumous [[Codex|codex]] [[Silmarillion|''The Silmarillion'']]. | ||
Revision as of 22:51, 15 August 2025
Wight AKA Wiȝt (Middle English)
[related: Lacnunga]
In Olde English, an undead creature or creature of the spiritual realm, as described in the Codex Exoniensis, the XCIIIB Charm,[1] and the Lindisfarne Gospels. Wight, though gender-neutral, was in Norse Mythology used to connote witches and sorcerers, leading to the terms prevalence in Wiccan and general gnostic doctrine. More recently, the term was adopted by the author and conlanger JRR Tolkien, most prominently in his posthumous codex The Silmarillion.