Definition of "alit" []

• A past tense and a past participle of alight1. (verb)

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• "And when he had drunk, not too much but just enough for the perfect poise of exaltation, his brain alit with unsung song and the devil in him aroused and rampant, his soul found its supreme utterance in the bearding of Diable."
• "What is likened to an eagle that is "alit" on a crag?"
• "Ai received a confirming nod and she raised her head up, her eyes alit at the idea."