beshine

verb — 2 senses

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

Obsolete To shine around or upon.

2

Dialectal To give light to.

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