beshine

English

Etymology

From Middle English beshinen, beschinen, from Old English besċīnan (to shine upon, light up, illuminate), from Proto-Germanic *biskīnaną (to shine upon), equivalent to be- + shine. Cognate with Dutch beschijnen (to shine upon), German bescheinen (to shine upon).

Verb

beshine (third-person singular simple present beshines, present participle beshining, simple past and past participle beshone)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To shine around or upon.
  2. (transitive, dialectal) To give light to.
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