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ge-feohtan

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ge-feohtan, p. -feaht, pl. -fuhton; pp. -fohten.
to fight; pugnare
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  • And gif he ðonne wið hine gefeohtan ne mæg

    and if he may not fight against him,

    • Lk. Bos. 14, 32
      • .

  • Ðe teáh mine fingras to gefeohtanne

    qui docet digitos meos ad bellum,

    • Ps. Th. 143, 1
      • .

  • He wel gefeaht

    he fought well,

    • Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 112, 34
      • .

  • Margareta wiþ ðone deófol gefæht

    Margaret fought with the devil,

    • Nar. 39, 28
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  • Gif hwá gefeohte on cyninges huse, sié [sy MSS. B. H.] he scyldig ealles his ierfes [yrfes MSS. B. H.]

    if any one fight in the king's house, let him be liable in all his property,

    • L. In. 6; Th. i. 106, 2
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  • Ðeáh hit sié on middurn felda gefohten

    though it be fought on mid-field,

    • L. In. 6; Th. i. 106, 10
      • :
    • Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 15
      • ;
    • Jud. 122
      • .
to obtain by fighting; pugnando acquirere
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  • Ðæt he ne meahte wiht gefeohtan

    that he could not gain aught by fighting [lit. to fight ],

    • Beo. Th. 2171
      • ;
    • B. 1083
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  • Dóm gefeohtan

    to gain glory by fighting,

    • Bryht. Th. 135, 37
      • ;
    • By. 129
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  • Hæfde ðá gefohten foremǽrne blǽd Judith

    Judith had gained exceeding great glory,

    • Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 15
      • ;
    • Jud. 122
      • .
Etymology
[Cf.
Ger. erfechten
.]
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v. feohtan.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-feohtan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/14325.

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