Etymology

belight

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Today it means: To light up; illuminate. Full definition →

Middle English bilihten
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombilihten“to illuminate”
  2. English todaybelight

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

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