befeohtan
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From be- + feohtan. Cognate with Old Frisian bifiuchta. Compare Old High German bifehtan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]befeohtan
Conjugation
[edit]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
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: *bifehten, *befighten
- English: befight
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “befeohtan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.