What does "spright" mean?

Spright: A supernatural being; a spirit; a shade; an apparition; a ghost. Forth he called, out of deep darkness dread, Legions of sprights. Spenser. To thee, O Father, Son, and Sacred Spright. Fairfax.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A kind of short arrow. [Obs.] Bacon.
  2. 3.To haunt, as a spright. [Obs.] Shak.

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