belyse

Danish

Etymology

From be- (“on”) +‎ lyse (“to shine”), calque of German beleuchten (“to illuminate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /belyːˀsə/, [b̥eˈlyˀsə]

Verb

belyse (past tense belyste, past participle belyst)

1. to light up, illuminate
2. to throw light on, illustrate

Conjugation

Inflection of belyse

	present	past
simple	belyser	belyste
perfect	har belyst	havde belyst
passive	belyses	belystes
participle	belysende	belyst
imperative	belys	—
infinitive	belyse	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	belysen	—

Derived terms

• belysning

References

• “belyse” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From be- +‎ lyse.

Verb

belyse (imperative belys, present tense belyser, passive belyses, simple past belyste, past participle belyst, present participle belysende)

1. to illuminate, light (an area)
2. to illustrate (explain or make clear by using examples etc.)

Derived terms

• flombelyse

References

• “belyse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.