feohtan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === feahton, fehtan, fihtan, fihten, fiohtan, fohtan === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *fehtan. Cognate with Old Frisian fiuhta, Old Saxon fehtan, Old Dutch fehtan, Old High German fëhtan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfe͜ox.tɑn/ === Verb === feohtan (intransitive) to fight The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (transitive) to fight to obtain something, to obtain something by fighting ==== Usage notes ==== In the sense of fighting with or against someone, as in Sense 1 above, 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"). When used transitively, it meant to fight to gain or obtain something: hēo feaht þæs dracan hord ("she fought to obtain the dragon's horde"), as per Sense 2. Combining both senses was also possible: hēo feaht wiþ þone dracan his hord ("she fought against the dragon to obtain its horde"). ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: fightenEnglish: fightSranan Tongo: fetiMiddle Scots: fechtScots: fecht, ficht