might (obs. or archaic senses are)
1.
power to do a
thing
Troil. III. ii. 164
“to be wise, and love,
Exceeds man's ”
; MND. V. i. 92*
“noble respect Takes it in
, not
merit” (=noble consideration accepts it
as an act of ability without regard to its merit).
2.
efficacy, virtue
AYL. III. v. 81
“thy saw of ,”
H5 II. i. 70
“An oath of mickle
might,”
Sonn. lvi. 4.
3.
bodily strength
Cæs. II. iv. 8
“I have a man's mind,
but a woman's might.”
