Delight
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+ | A wrong spelling, in imitation of words like light, might, etc.; the analogical modern spelling would be delite; < Middle English deliten < Old French deleiter, deliter < Latin delectare (“to delight, please”), frequentative of delicere (“to [[allure]]”); see [[delicate]]. | ||
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*[[The Garden of Earthly Delights ]] | *[[The Garden of Earthly Delights ]] | ||
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Etymology
A wrong spelling, in imitation of words like light, might, etc.; the analogical modern spelling would be delite; < Middle English deliten < Old French deleiter, deliter < Latin delectare (“to delight, please”), frequentative of delicere (“to allure”); see delicate.
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