wight
/waɪt/noun
usu. with adj.
1- archaic &. dialect a person of a specified kind, especially one regarded as unfortunate〈古, 方〉（一种）人, （尤指）可怜虫：
he always was an unlucky wight.
他总是个不幸的可怜虫。
1.1
- poetic/literary a spirit, ghost, or other supernatural being〈诗/文〉精灵; 幽灵; 鬼怪; 神灵。
词源
Old English wiht 'thing， creature'， of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wicht 'little child' and German Wicht 'creature'.