Sentence:  ...Alaeddin ate and drank and was cheered and after he had rested and had recovered spirits he cried, "Ah, O my mother, I have a sore grievance against thee for leaving me to that accursed wight who strave to compass my destruction and designed to take my life. Know that I beheld Death with mine own eyes at the hand of this damned <WSD>wretch</WSD>, whom thou didst certify to be my uncle;... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An unpleasant, annoying, worthless, or despicable person.