alight
1. alight \*-'li-t\ \*-'lit\ vi or alight.ed also alit; also alight.ing [ME alighten, fr. OE a-li-htan, fr. a-- (perfective]prefix) + li-htan to alight - more at ABIDE, LIGHT 1: to get down : DISMOUNT 2: to descend from the air and settle archaic 3: to come by chance 2. alight aj : lighted up : set on fire