belyse

Danish

Etymology

From be- (on) + lyse (to shine), calque of German beleuchten (to illuminate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /belyːˀsə/, [b̥eˈlyˀsə]

Verb

belyse (past tense belyste, past participle belyst)

  1. to light up, illuminate
  2. to throw light on, illustrate

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From be- + lyse.

Verb

belyse (imperative belys, present tense belyser, passive belyses, simple past belyste, past participle belyst, present participle belysende)

  1. to illuminate, light (an area)
  2. to illustrate (explain or make clear by using examples etc.)

Derived terms

References

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