befeohtan

Old English

Alternative forms

• bifeohtan

Etymology

From be- +‎ feohtan. Cognate with Old Frisian bifiuchta. Compare Old High German bifehtan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈfe͜ox.tɑn/

Verb

befeohtan

1. to take or bereave by fighting

Conjugation

Conjugation of befeohtan (strong class 3)

infinitive	befeohtan	befeohtenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	befeohte	befeaht
second person singular	befiehst, befiehtst	befuhte
third person singular	befieht	befeaht
plural	befeohtaþ	befuhton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	befeohte	befuhte
plural	befeohten	befuhten
imperative
singular	befeoht
plural	befeohtaþ
participle	present	past
	befeohtende	befohten

Derived terms

• unbefohten

Descendants

• Middle English: *bifehten, *befighten
  • English: befight

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “befeohtan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.