befight

verb — 2 senses

befight

verb

Etymology From Middle English *befighten, *befeghten, from Old English befeohtan (“to take by fighting”), equivalent to be- + fight. Cognate with Dutch bevechten (“to fight, combat”), Middle High German bevehten.

Obsolete To deprive of by fighting.

Dialectal, Obsolete To fight against; contend; do battle with.

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