adighten

English

Etymology

From Middle English adihten, adighten, from Old English ādihtan; equivalent to a- +‎ dight.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈdaɪt/
• Rhymes: -aɪt

Verb

adighten (third-person singular simple present adightens, present participle adightening, simple past and past participle adightened)

1. (transitive, archaic) To set in order; to array.
   • Geoffrey Chaucer

     Tho Gamelyn under the woode loked aright, Sevene score of yonge men he saugh wel adight.

References

• “adighten”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• tahdig