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

  1. 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.
  2. fight, fighting

Declension
Declension of gefeoht (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ġefeoht ġefeoht
accusative ġefeoht ġefeoht
genitive ġefeohtes ġefeohta
dative ġefeohte ġefeohtum
Derived terms

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