gefeohtan

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ feohtan. Cognate with Old High German gifehtan.

Verb

ġefeohtan

  1. To fight.
  2. (intransitive) To struggle, strive for supremacy, fight in a quarrel or brawl.
  3. (transitive) To gain or obtain by fighting, win.

Conjugation
Conjugation of ġefeohtan (strong class 3)
infinitive ġefeohtan tō ġefeohtanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġefeohte ġefeaht
2nd-person singular ġefiehtst, ġefeohtest ġefuhte
3rd-person singular ġefieht, ġefiht, ġefeohteþ ġefeaht
plural ġefeohtaþ ġefuhton
subjunctive present past
singular ġefeohte ġefuhte
plural ġefeohten ġefuhten
imperative
singular ġefeoht(e)
plural ġefeohtaþ
participle present past
ġefeohtende ġefohten

References
  • gefeohtan in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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