fighten

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • fehten, feghten, feighten

Etymology

From Old English feohtan.

Verb

fighten (third-person singular simple present fighteth, present participle fightende, simple past faught, past participle foughten). Simple past faght and past participle foghten also occur. The present participle ending of Middle English varied with location.

  1. to fight; to battle; to quarrel

Descendants

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