feohtan
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *fehtan. Cognate with Old Frisian fiuhta, Old Saxon fehtan, Old Dutch fehtan, Old High German fehtan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editfeohtan
- to fight
Usage notes
edit- Feohtan was generally not used transitively, as in *hēo feaht þone dracan ("she fought the dragon"). Instead it was used with a preposition such as on, onġeġn, or wiþ, all meaning "against": hēo feaht wiþ þone dracan (literally "she fought against the dragon").
Conjugation
editConjugation of feohtan (strong class 3)
infinitive | feohtan | feohtenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | feohte | feaht |
second person singular | fiehst, fiehtst | fuhte |
third person singular | fieht | feaht |
plural | feohtaþ | fuhton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | feohte | fuhte |
plural | feohten | fuhten |
imperative | ||
singular | feoht | |
plural | feohtaþ | |
participle | present | past |
feohtende | (ġe)fohten |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editCategories:
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English verbs
- Old English class 3 strong verbs