beshine

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beshine

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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 beshines · beshining · beshone

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

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