A*light" , a. [Pref.
a- + light.]
Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. "The lamps were alight." Dickens.
A*light" (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alighted (&?;) sometimes Alit (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n.
Alighting.]
[OE. alihten, fr. AS.
ālīhtan; pref. ā- (cf.
Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + līhtan, to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, fr. līht, leoht, light.
See Light, v. i.] 1.
To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.
2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird
alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.
3. To come or chance (upon). [R.]
Hear it pronounced