bescheinen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German beschīnen, from Old High German biskīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *biskīnan, from Proto-Germanic *biskīnaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ scheinen. Cognates include Dutch beschijnen, English beshine and Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (biskeinan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈʃaɪ̯nən/ (Germany) IPA(key): /beˈʃaɪ̯nɛn/, [b̥e-], [-ˈʃaɛ̯-] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) Hyphenation: be‧schei‧nen === Verb === bescheinen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present bescheint, past tense beschien, past participle beschienen or (obsolete or dialectal) bescheint, auxiliary haben) to shine on something, to illuminate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Bescheinen === Further reading === “bescheinen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “bescheinen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “bescheinen” in Duden online