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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{dercat|ang|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}
From {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*fehtaną}}. Cognate with {{cog|ofs|fiuhta}}, {{cog|osx|fehtan}}, {{cog|nl|vechten}}, {{cog|goh|fehtan}} ({{cog|de|fechten}}). Ultimately from {{der|ang|ine-pro|*peḱ-}}.
From {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*fehtan}}. Cognate with {{cog|ofs|fiuhta}}, {{cog|osx|fehtan}}, {{cog|odt|fehtan}}, {{cog|goh|fehtan}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ang|/ˈfeo̯htɑn/|[ˈfeo̯xtɑn]}}
* {{ang-IPA|feohtan}}


===Verb===
===Verb===
{{ang-verb|head=feohtan}}
{{ang-verb|feohtan}}


# to [[fight]]; [[contend]]; make war; [[combat]]; [[struggle]]
# to [[fight]]


====Usage notes====
====Usage notes====
* ''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 {{m|ang|on}}, {{m|ang|onġeġn}}, or {{m|ang|wiþ}}, all meaning "against": ''hēo feaht <u>wiþ</u> þone dracan'' (literally "she fought <u>against</u> the dragon").
* ''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 {{m|ang|on}}, {{m|ang|onġeġn}}, or {{m|ang|wiþ}}, all meaning "against": ''hēo feaht <u>wiþ</u> þone dracan'' (literally "she fought <u>against</u> the dragon").


====Conjugation====
====Conjugation====
{{ang-conj|feohtan<s3>}}
{{ang-conj|type=strong|class=3|feohtan|feohtenne|feohte|fiehtst, feohtest|fieht, fiht, feohteþ|feohtaþ|feohte|feohten|feaht|fuhte|feaht|fuhton|fuhte|fuhten|feoht|feohtaþ|feohtende|(ġe)fohten}}


====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
{{der3|ang
{{der3|ang
|befeohtan
|befeohtan
|feohtere
|feoht
|ġefeoht
|ġefeohtan
|ġefeohtan
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 21:17, 10 March 2024

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *fehtan. Cognate with Old Frisian fiuhta, Old Saxon fehtan, Old Dutch fehtan, Old High German fehtan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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feohtan

  1. to fight

Usage notes

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  • 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

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Conjugation 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

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Descendants

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