forfight en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English forfighten, forfehten (“to fight for, defend; exhaust with fighting”), equivalent to for- + fight.
Meanings
- (obsolete, transitive) To defend.
- (UK, dialectal, transitive) To exhaust or overfatigue (oneself) with fighting.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forfoughten | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forfought | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forfought | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| forfecht | alternative | lexicographic | |
| forfights | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| forfighting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forefight | alternative | lexicographic |