gefeoht
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġefiht
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gafehtą, equivalent to ġe- + feoht. Cognate with Middle Low German gevechte, Old High German gifeht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈfeo̯ht/, [jeˈfeo̯xt]
Noun
ġefeoht n
- war, battle
- Ǣlċ mann mid ēagum on his hēafde wiste þæt ġefeoht tōweard wæs.
- Everyone with eyes in his head knew that war was coming.
- Wāst þū hwā ġewinþ ġefeoht? Sēo healf þe biþ lǣst druncen.
- You know who wins battles? The side that is least drunk.
- fight, fighting
Declension
Declension of gefeoht (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġefeoht | ġefeoht |
| accusative | ġefeoht | ġefeoht |
| genitive | ġefeohtes | ġefeohta |
| dative | ġefeohte | ġefeohtum |
Related terms
- feohtan
Derived terms
- inġefeoht
- sċipġefeoht
- ūtgefeoht
- þurhġefeoht