UrsprungFrom Old Swedish fækta, from Middle Low German vechten, from Old Saxon fehtan, from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną. Compare Dutch vechten and English fight.
- datedto fight
“bättre fly än illa fäkta” — better safe than sorry
- to fence; to partake in fencing
- to wave vigorously (and carelessly) with one's arms
Formerfäktar(present) · fäktade(preterite) · fäktat(supine) · fäkta(imperative) · fäkta(active, infinitive) · -(infinitive, passive) · fäktat(active, supine) · -(passive, supine) · fäkta(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · fäkten(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · fäktar(active, indicative, present) · fäktade(active, indicative, past) · -(indicative, passive, present) · -(indicative, passive, past) · fäkta(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · fäktade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)