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beshine

verb

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”).

  1. derived from *biskīnaną✻
  2. derived from besċīnan
  3. derived from beshinen

Definitions

  1. To shine around or upon.

  2. To give light to.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA