belightv.

Brit.

/bᵻˈlʌɪt/, U.S.

/bəˈlaɪt/,

/biˈlaɪt/

Forms: early Middle English bilihte (past tense), late Middle English–1600s 1800s– belight.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: be- prefix, light v.²

Etymology: < be- prefix + light v.² Compare Old Frisian biliuchta (West Frisian beljochtsje), Middle Dutch belichten, beluchten, Middle Low German belüchten, Middle High German beliuhten (German beleuchten).The following quotation, entered under this word in N.E.D. (1887) and tentatively defined there as ‘to shine up, to dawn’, probably shows a prepositional phrase (compare light n.¹ 2):a1500 (?a1400) Morte Arthur (1903) l. 1759 We shalle hym haue with-outen wene, To-morow or Any day by lyght.

Now literary.

transitive. To light up, illuminate. Also figurative. Cf. enlighten v. 5.In quot. 1483 intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > illumination > illuminate [verb (transitive)]

onlighteOE

enlightOE

alemeOE

alightOE

lightOE

belighta1200

lightena1382

clear1382

alightenc1384

lumine1387

clarify1398

shine1398

shed1412

beamc1430

enlymec1440

illumine1447

enlumine1481

illustre1490

enclear1509

elumine1532

illuminate1535

unshadow1550

illightena1555

allumine1570

eluminate1580

unnight1594

enlighten1595

to strike up1598

illume1604

luminate1623

illustrate1625

unbenight1629

emblaze1637

burn1712

alluminate1726

lamp1808

enkindle1870

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 31 (MED) Godes brihtnesse bilihte hem.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. xxxviij^v/1 For the sacrefyse wold not belight ne brenne clere in the light of god.

?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 66 Euery room so..well belighted.

1615 J. Taylor Faire & Fowle Weather sig. A4^v Belighted and attended from her porch With many an hundred thousand, thousand torch.

1887 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm.: Suppl. Nights III. ii. 66 They entered a mighty grand garden which was nearhand, a place that the heart delighted and the sight belighted.

1893 H. B. Fuller Cliff-dwellers xvii. 226 Its contracted space was beflowered and belighted, and quite a little throng of ladies were circulating and chatting there.

1984 K. Hodkinson Muslim Family Law iii. 200 The spirit of Art. 15..of the Constitution must belight the meaning of the Section.

Derivatives

beˈlighted adj.

ΚΠ

1814 A. Becket Genii i, in J. Galt New Brit. Theatre I. 498 That blissful place, where man's belighted spirit, All clear, all comprehensive—once so bounded!

1863 W. Barnes Rhymes Dorset Dial. II. 43 Moon-belighted boughs.

1955 Times 27 Oct. 11/4 He never fails to notice a fine starlit night when one is sent, as men are apt to do in ordinary rooms and belighted city streets.

2008 Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota) (Nexis) 29 Nov. b1 Throngs of belighted participants frolicked behind, alongside floats depicting vignettes from Pinocchio, the Wizard of Oz, the Nutcracker, Hansel and Gretel and other classic stories.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	belight
释义	belightv. Brit. /bᵻˈlʌɪt/, U.S. /bəˈlaɪt/, /biˈlaɪt/ Forms: early Middle English bilihte (past tense), late Middle English–1600s 1800s– belight. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: be- prefix, light v.² Etymology: < be- prefix + light v.² Compare Old Frisian biliuchta (West Frisian beljochtsje), Middle Dutch belichten, beluchten, Middle Low German belüchten, Middle High German beliuhten (German beleuchten).The following quotation, entered under this word in N.E.D. (1887) and tentatively defined there as ‘to shine up, to dawn’, probably shows a prepositional phrase (compare light n.¹ 2):a1500 (?a1400) Morte Arthur (1903) l. 1759 We shalle hym haue with-outen wene, To-morow or Any day by lyght. Now literary. transitive. To light up, illuminate. Also figurative. Cf. enlighten v. 5.In quot. 1483 intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > illumination > illuminate [verb (transitive)] onlighteOE enlightOE alemeOE alightOE lightOE belighta1200 lightena1382 clear1382 alightenc1384 lumine1387 clarify1398 shine1398 shed1412 beamc1430 enlymec1440 illumine1447 enlumine1481 illustre1490 enclear1509 elumine1532 illuminate1535 unshadow1550 illightena1555 allumine1570 eluminate1580 unnight1594 enlighten1595 to strike up1598 illume1604 luminate1623 illustrate1625 unbenight1629 emblaze1637 burn1712 alluminate1726 lamp1808 enkindle1870 a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 31 (MED) Godes brihtnesse bilihte hem. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. xxxviij^v/1 For the sacrefyse wold not belight ne brenne clere in the light of god. ?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 66 Euery room so..well belighted. 1615 J. Taylor Faire & Fowle Weather sig. A4^v Belighted and attended from her porch With many an hundred thousand, thousand torch. 1887 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm.: Suppl. Nights III. ii. 66 They entered a mighty grand garden which was nearhand, a place that the heart delighted and the sight belighted. 1893 H. B. Fuller Cliff-dwellers xvii. 226 Its contracted space was beflowered and belighted, and quite a little throng of ladies were circulating and chatting there. 1984 K. Hodkinson Muslim Family Law iii. 200 The spirit of Art. 15..of the Constitution must belight the meaning of the Section. Derivatives beˈlighted adj. ΚΠ 1814 A. Becket Genii i, in J. Galt New Brit. Theatre I. 498 That blissful place, where man's belighted spirit, All clear, all comprehensive—once so bounded! 1863 W. Barnes Rhymes Dorset Dial. II. 43 Moon-belighted boughs. 1955 Times 27 Oct. 11/4 He never fails to notice a fine starlit night when one is sent, as men are apt to do in ordinary rooms and belighted city streets. 2008 Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota) (Nexis) 29 Nov. b1 Throngs of belighted participants frolicked behind, alongside floats depicting vignettes from Pinocchio, the Wizard of Oz, the Nutcracker, Hansel and Gretel and other classic stories. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.a1200
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