belight
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English bilihten (“to illuminate”); equivalent to be- + light. Compare Dutch belichten.
Verb edit
belight (third-person singular simple present belights, present participle belighting, simple past and past participle belighted or belit)
- (transitive, rare, dialectal) To light up; illuminate.
- (intransitive, rare, dialectal) To become lit up; shine up; dawn.