belight

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belight

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From Middle English bilihten (“to illuminate”); equivalent to be- + light. Compare Dutch belichten.

verb belights · belighting · belighted · belit

dialectal, rare, transitive To light up; illuminate.
dialectal, intransitive, rare To become lit up; shine up; dawn.

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@misc{belight_2026,
  title = {belight},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/belight},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}