bifiuchta

Old Frisian

Etymology

From bi- +‎ fiuchta. Cognate with Old English befeohtan.

Verb

bifiuchta

1. to attack, to fight (over something)
   • 15th c., unknown author, Fan tha koningen Karle ande Redbad:

     Tha wolden hit wise liude sena and tha heren wolden hit bifiuchta.

     Then wise people wanted to reconcile and the lords wanted to fight over it.

Inflection

Conjugation of bifiuchta (strong class 3)

infinitive	bifiuchta
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bifiuchte	bifacht
2nd person singular	bifiuchtest, bifiuchtst	bifachtest, bifachtst
3rd person singular	bifiuchteth, bifiuchtth	bifacht
plural	bifiuchtath	bifuchten
subjunctive	present	past
singular	bifiuchte	bifuchte
plural	bifiuchte, bifiuchten	bifuchte, bifuchten
imperative	present
singular	bifiucht
plural	bifiuchteth
participle	present	past
	bifiuchtande	ebifuchten, bifuchten

Descendants

• West Frisian: befjochte