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fehtan
fehtan
Old High German
Verb
fehtan
- to fight
Conjugation
Conjugation of fehtan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | fehtan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | fihtu | faht |
| 2nd person singular | fihtis | fuhti |
| 3rd person singular | fihtit | faht |
| 1st person plural | fehtem, fehtemes | fuhtum, fuhtumes |
| 2nd person plural | fehtet | fuhtut |
| 3rd person plural | fehtant | fuhtun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | fehte | fuhti |
| 2nd person singular | fehtes | fuhtis |
| 3rd person singular | fehte | fuhti |
| 1st person plural | fehtem, fehtemes | fuhtim, fuhtimes |
| 2nd person plural | fehtet | fuhtit |
| 3rd person plural | fehten | fuhtin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | fiht | |
| plural | fehtet | |
| participle | present | past |
| fehtanti | gifohtan | |
Descendants
- Middle High German: vëhten
- German: fechten
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fehtaną, whence Old High German fehtan (German fechten), Old Frisian fiuhta, Old English feohtan (English fight). From Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to pluck out”) (also in Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“cattle”), English fee, fellow, Latin pecu, pecunia).
Verb
fehtan
- to fight
Conjugation
Conjugation of fehtan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | fehtan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | fihtu | faht |
| 2nd person singular | fihtis | fuhti |
| 3rd person singular | fihtid | faht |
| plural | fehtad | fuhtun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | fehte | fuhti |
| 2nd person singular | fehtes | fuhtis |
| 3rd person singular | fehte | fuhti |
| plural | fehten | fuhtin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | feht | |
| plural | fehtad | |
| participle | present | past |
| fihtandi | gifohtan, fohtan | |