no objectTo shine brightly; to be resplendent or radiant (literal and figurative).
Origin
Late 15th century. From Middle French resplendre and its etymon classical Latin resplendēre from re- + splendēre to shine. Compare Old Occitan resplandre, Italian risplendere, †resplendere. Compare earlier resplendent, resplendant, resplendour.
Definition of resplend in US English:
resplend
verbrɪˈsplɛnd
rare
no objectTo shine brightly; to be resplendent or radiant (literal and figurative).
Origin
Late 15th century. From Middle French resplendre and its etymon classical Latin resplendēre from re- + splendēre to shine. Compare Old Occitan resplandre, Italian risplendere, † resplendere. Compare earlier resplendent, resplendant, resplendour.