withfighten
Middle English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To fight against; contend with; struggle against
Etymology
Inherited from Old English wiþfeohtan (contend with, fight against) prefix from Middle English fighten.
Origin
Middle English
fighten
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fight English
- feohtan Old English
- wiþfeohtan Old English
- fighten Middle English