Middle English Dictionary Entry
alightnen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | alightnen v. |
| Etymology | Cp. lightnen & alighten. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To enlighten spiritually.
Associated quotations
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))1 Cor.4.5 : The Lord..schal aliȝtne [vr. alliȝtnen; L illuminabit] the hid thingis of derknessis.
- c1450(c1400) Vices & V.(2) (Hnt HM 147)120/11 : Þe Holy Gost, þat a-liȝtneþ in heuene and in erþe alle hem þat ben in grace.