gefeoht

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġefiht

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gafehtą, equivalent to ġe- +‎ feoht. Cognate with Middle Low German gevechte, Old High German gifeht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈfe͜oxt/

Noun

ġefeoht n

1. 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?

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2. fight, fighting

Declension

Declension of ġefeoht (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġefeoht	ġefeoht
accusative	ġefeoht	ġefeoht
genitive	ġefeohtes	ġefeohta
dative	ġefeohte	ġefeohtum

Related terms

• feohtan

Derived terms

• inġefeoht
• sċipġefeoht
• ūtgefeoht
• þurhġefeoht