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befight
English
Etymology
From Middle English *befighten, *befeghten, from Old English befeohtan (“to take by fighting”), equivalent to be- +? fight. Cognate with Dutch bevechten (“to fight, combat”), Middle High German bevehten.
Verb
befight (third-person singular simple present befights, present participle befighting, simple past and past participle befought)
- (transitive, obsolete) To deprive of by fighting.
- (transitive, dialectal or obsolete) To fight against; contend; do battle with.
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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.
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