beshine
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[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.