feohtan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fehtan. Cognate with Old Frisian fiuhta, Old Saxon fehtan, Old Dutch fehtan, Old High German fehtan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfe͜ox.tɑn/

Verb

feohtan

  1. to fight
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCX Hēr Beorhtfriþ ealdormon feaht wiþ Peohtas, ⁊ Īne ⁊ Nun his mæġ ġefuhton wiþ Gerente Wāla cyninge.
      Year 710 In this year Prince Brightfrith fought against the Picts, and Ine and his kinsman Nun fought against Gerent, king of the Welsh.

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 III)
infinitive feohtan feohtenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular feohte feaht
second person singular fiehst, fiehtst fuhte
third person singular fieht feaht
plural feohtaþ fuhton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular feohte fuhte
plural feohten fuhten
imperative
singular feoht
plural feohtaþ
participle present past
feohtende (ġe)fohten

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: fighten, fehten, feghten, feighten, fihhtenn, fiȝten
    • English: fight
    • Scots: fecht, ficht
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