beshine
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English beshinen, beschinen, from Old English bescīnan (“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”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (biskeinan, “to shine upon”).
Verb [edit]
beshine (third-person singular simple present beshines, present participle beshining, simple past and past participle beshone)
- (transitive, obsolete) To shine around or upon.
- (transitive, dialectal) To give light to.
