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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)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To deprive of by fighting.
  2. (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)

  1. (transitive, rare, dialectal) To light up; illuminate.
  2. (intransitive, rare, dialectal) To become lit up; shine up; dawn.

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