fehtan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną.

Verb

fehtan

1. to fight

Inflection

Conjugation of fehtan (strong class 3)

infinitive	fehtan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	fehto, fehton	faht
2nd person singular	fihtis, fihtist	fuhti, fuhtis
3rd person singular	fihtit	faht
1st person plural	fehton	fuhtun
2nd person plural	fehtet	fuhtut
3rd person plural	fehtont	fuhtun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	fehte	fuhti
2nd person singular	fehtes, fehtest	fuhti, fuhtis
3rd person singular	fehte	fuhti
1st person plural	fehten	fuhtin
2nd person plural	fehtet	fuhtit
3rd person plural	fehten	fuhtin
imperative	present
singular	feht, fiht
plural	fehtet
participle	present	past
	fehtandi	fohtan, gifohtan

Derived terms

• anafehtan
• farfehtan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: vechten
  • Dutch: vechten
    • Afrikaans: veg
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: purkaru
    • Negerhollands: vekkete, fegete, figiti, fikiti
      • → Virgin Islands Creole: fikiti (dated)
  • Limburgish: vechte
  • West Flemish: vichten

Further reading

• “fehtan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfex.tɑn/, [ˈfeç.tɑn]

Verb

fehtan (Anglian)

1. Alternative form of feohtan

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną.

Verb

fehtan

1. to fight

Conjugation

Conjugation of fehtan (strong class 3)

infinitive	fehtan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	fihtu, fihto	faht
2nd person singular	fihtis, fihtist	fuhti
3rd person singular	fihtit	faht
1st person plural	fehtem, fehtemēs	fuhtum, fuhtumēs
2nd person plural	fehtet	fuhtut
3rd person plural	fehtant	fuhtun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	fehte	fuhti
2nd person singular	fehtēs, fehtēst	fuhtīs, fuhtīst
3rd person singular	fehte	fuhti
1st person plural	fehtēm, fehtemēs	fuhtīm, fuhtīmēs
2nd person plural	fehtēt	fuhtīt
3rd person plural	fehtēn	fuhtīn
imperative	present
singular	fiht
plural	fehtet
participle	present	past
	fehtanti	gifohtan

Descendants

• Middle High German: vëhten
  • Alemannic German: fëchte
  • German: fechten
    • → Russian: фехтовать (fextovatʹ)

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną.

Verb

fehtan

1. to fight

Conjugation

Conjugation of fehtan (strong class 3)

infinitive	fehtan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	fihtu	faht
2nd person singular	fihtis	fuhti
3rd person singular	fihtid	faht
plural	fehtad	fuhtun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	fehte	fuhti
2nd person singular	fehtes	fuhtis
3rd person singular	fehte	fuhti
plural	fehten	fuhtin
imperative	present
singular	feht
plural	fehtad
participle	present	past
	fihtandi	gifohtan, fohtan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: vechten
  • Low German: fechten
  • → Danish: fægte
  • → Norwegian: fekte
  • → Saterland Frisian: fächtje
  • → Swedish: fäkta