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

  1. 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

Descendants
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