gefeoht
Old English
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Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gafehtą, equivalent to ġe- + feoht. Cognate with Middle Low German gevechte, Old High German gifeht.
Pronunciation
Noun
ġefeoht n
- war, battle
- Ǣlċ mann mid ēagum on his hēafde wisse þæt ġefeoht tōweard wæs.
- Everyone with eyes in his head knew that war was coming.
- Wāst þū hwā ġewinþ ġefeoht? Sēo healf þe biþ lǣst druncenu.
- You know who wins battles? The side that is least drunk.
- Hū lange mæġ þæt folc on endelēas ġefeoht ġelīefan þe nǣfre ġewunnen ne biþ?
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- fight, fighting
Declension
Declension of ġefeoht (strong a-stem)
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