"belight" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: belights [present, singular, third-person], belighting [participle, present], belighted [participle, past], belighted [past], belit [participle, past], belit [past]
Etymology: From Middle English bilihten (“to illuminate”); equivalent to be- + light. Compare Dutch belichten. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bilihten|t=to illuminate}} Middle English bilihten (“to illuminate”), {{prefix|en|be|light}} be- + light, {{cog|nl|belichten}} Dutch belichten Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=belit}} belight (third-person singular simple present belights, present participle belighting, simple past and past participle belighted or belit)
  1. (transitive, rare, dialectal) To light up; illuminate. Tags: dialectal, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-belight-en-verb-up1Be9YG Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 45 55
  2. (intransitive, rare, dialectal) To become lit up; shine up; dawn. Tags: dialectal, intransitive, rare
    Sense id: en-belight-en-verb-uLpaP2nH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 45 55

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