feohtan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fehtaną. Cognate with Old Frisian fiuhta, Old Saxon fehtan, Dutch vechten, Old High German fehtan (German fechten). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfeo̯htɑn/, [ˈfeo̯xtɑn]
Verb
feohtan
- to fight; contend; make war; combat; struggle
Usage notes
- Feohtan was generally not used transitively, as in hēo feaht þone dracan ("she fought the dragon"). Instead it was used with a preposition such as on, onġeġn, or wiþ, all meaning "against": hēo feaht wiþ þone dracan (literally "she fought against the dragon").
Conjugation
Conjugation of feohtan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | feohtan | tō feohtenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | feohte | feaht |
| 2nd-person singular | fiehtst, feohtest | fuhte |
| 3rd-person singular | fieht, fiht, feohteþ | feaht |
| plural | feohtaþ | fuhton |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | feohte | fuhte |
| plural | feohten | fuhten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | feoht | |
| plural | feohtaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| feohtende | (ġe)fohten | |
Derived terms
- befeohtan
- feoht
- ġefeohtan
Descendants
- Middle English: fighten, fehten, feghten, feighten, fihhtenn, fiȝten
- Scots: fecht, ficht
- English: fight