L — Lifespring to Light (Part 8 of 8)

Light
(Light), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lighted (-ed) or Lit (lit); p. pr. & vb. n. Lighting.] [AS. lihtan to alight, orig., to relieve (a horse) of the rider's burden, to make less heavy, fr. liht light. See Light not heavy, and cf. Alight, Lighten to make light.]

1. To dismount; to descend, as from a horse or carriage; to alight; — with from, off, on, upon, at, in.

When she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.

Slowly rode across a withered heath,
And lighted at a ruined inn.

2. To feel light; to be made happy. [Obs.]

It made all their hearts to light.

3. To descend from flight, and rest, perch, or settle, as a bird or insect.

[The bee] lights on that, and this, and tasteth all.

On the tree tops a crested peacock lit.

4. To come down suddenly and forcibly; to fall; — with on or upon.

On me, me only, as the source and spring
Of all corruption, all the blame lights due.

5. To come by chance; to happen; — with on or upon; formerly with into.

The several degrees of vision, which the assistance of glasses (casually at first lit on) has taught us to conceive.

They shall light into atheistical company.

And here we lit on Aunt Elizabeth,
And Lilia with the rest.