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bescheinen

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German

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃaɪ̯nən/
  • Hyphenation: be‧schei‧nen

Verb

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bescheinen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present bescheint, past tense beschien, past participle beschienen or (obsolete or dialectal) bescheint, auxiliary haben)

  1. to shine on something, to illuminate

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