Alight
Alight ({not transcribed}) , intransitive verb
[Old English alihten, from Anglo-Saxon ālīhtan; pref. ā- (compare Gothic us-, German er-, orig. meaning out) + līhtan, to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, from 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). [Rare]
Alight , adjective
[Prefix a- + light.]
Lighted; lighted up; in a flame.
The lamps were alight.