gefeoht

Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

ġefiht, gifect

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *gafehtą. Cognate with Old Saxon *gifeht, Old High German gifeht. Equivalent to ġe- +‎ feoht.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /jeˈfe͜oxt/

Noun edit

ġefeoht n

fight, fighting
Ġeswīcaþ þæs ġefeohtes!
Stop the fighting!
battle
war
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Agnes, Virgin"
  ...and behat me þam heretogan þæt he me underfo æfter ðam gefeohte siððan he ða scyððiscan mid sige oferwinð.
  ...and promise me to the general, that he may take me after the war, after he shall by victory conquer the Scythians.

Usage notes edit

In the Early West Saxon of King Alfred, ġewinn was used for "war" and ġefeoht for "battle," while in the Late West Saxon of Ælfric ġefeoht was the word for both "battle" and "war."

Declension edit

Declension of gefeoht (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġefeoht	ġefeoht
accusative	ġefeoht	ġefeoht
genitive	ġefeohtes	ġefeohta
dative	ġefeohte	ġefeohtum

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

feohtan