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

Conjugation of belyse

active passive present belyser belyses past belyste belystes infinitive belyse belyses imperative belys — participle present belysende past belyst (auxiliary verb have) gerund belysen

Derived terms

• belysning

References

• “belyse” in Den Danske Ordbog

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

• flombelyse

References

• “belyse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.