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