BESHINE

Etymology

Verb

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

(transitive, obsolete) To shine around or upon.

(transitive, dialectal) To give light to.

Source: Wiktionary


Be*shine", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beshone; p. pr. & vb. n. Beshining.]

Definition: To shine upon; to ullumine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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