foughten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. past participle of fight

Pronunciation

/ˈfɔːtən/

Word forms

foughten

Etymology

From Middle English foughten, foghten, ifoghten, from Old English fohten, ġefohten, from Proto-Germanic *fuhtanaz, past participle of *fehtaną (“to comb; struggle with; fight”), equivalent to fought + -en. Cognate with Scots fochten, fochtin, Dutch gevochten. More at fight.

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