sight

Definition

The ability to see.

Etymology

From Middle English siȝht, siȝt, siht, from Old English siht, sihþ (“something seen; vision”), from Proto-West Germanic *sihti, equivalent to see + -t. Cognate with Scots sicht, Saterland Frisian Sicht, West Frisian sicht, Dutch zicht, German Low German Sicht, German Sicht, Danish sigte, Swedish sikte.

Example Sentences

• "He is losing his sight and now can barely read."
• "Thy sight is young, / And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle."
• "O loſs of ſight, of thee I moſt complain!"