belight

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English bilihten (“to illuminate”); equivalent to be- +‎ light. Compare Dutch belichten. === Verb === 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.