To make ready or prepare; to dress or clothe (archaic).
From Old English 'dihtan' meaning 'to prepare or compose'. Related to Old Norse 'dight' and possibly to German 'Dicht' (poem). The word originally meant 'to compose' and evolved to mean 'to prepare' or 'to dress'.
In medieval poetry, especially Scottish and Northern English verse, 'dight' appears frequently—it's a genuinely beautiful word that captures the care involved in preparing something, whether a person for battle or a text for reading.
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