beshine

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verb

To shine around or upon.

OriginMiddle English beshinen ← Old English besċīnan ← Proto-Germanic *biskīnaną →
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Meanings

verbbeshine (third-person singular simple present beshines, present participle beshining, simple past and past participle beshone)

present singular third person beshines · participle present beshining · participle past beshone · past beshone

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo shine around or upon.
  2. dialectaltransitiveTo give light to.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
alightbrightcastenlightenfireilluminateillustrateirradiatelightlight upshine

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*biskīnaną“to shine upon”
  2. Old Englishbesċīnan“to shine upon, light up, illuminate”
  3. Middle Englishbeshinen
  4. Englishbeshine

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”).

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“beshine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beshine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beshine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beshine.

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