Bright"en, v. i. [AS. beorhtan.] To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful.
And night shall brighten into day.
N. Cotton.
And, all his prospects brightening to the last,
His heaven commences ere world be past.
Goldsmith.
Bright"-har`nessed (&?;), a. Having glittering armor. [Poetic] Milton.
Bright"ly, adv. 1. Brilliantly; splendidly; with luster; as, brightly shining armor.