gefeohtan

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ feohtan. Cognate with Old High German gifehtan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈfe͜ox.tɑn/

Verb

ġefeohtan

1. to fight
   • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     An. DCXVIII Hēr Cynegils ⁊ Cuichelm ġefuhtun wiþ Pendan æt Ċirenċeastre, ⁊ ġeþingudun þā.

     Year 618 In this year Cynegils and Cwichelm fought against Penda at Cirencester, and then made peace.

2. (intransitive) to struggle, strive for supremacy, fight in a quarrel or brawl
3. (transitive) to gain or obtain by fighting, win

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġefeohtan (strong class 3)

infinitive	ġefeohtan	ġefeohtenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġefeohte	ġefeaht
second person singular	ġefiehst, ġefiehtst	ġefuhte
third person singular	ġefieht	ġefeaht
plural	ġefeohtaþ	ġefuhton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġefeohte	ġefuhte
plural	ġefeohten	ġefuhten
imperative
singular	ġefeoht
plural	ġefeohtaþ
participle	present	past
	ġefeohtende	ġefohten

References

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