Meaning

noun the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

verb be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

verb fight against or resist strongly

originFrom Middle English feghtyng, fyȝtynge, fightand, feghtand, feghtande, feightand, feȝtand, viȝtinde, feihtende, from Old English feohtende, from Proto-Germanic *fehtandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, struggle, contend with”), equivalent to fight + -ing.

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