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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fecht, Feicht, n. Also: feght, feycht, feight. [ME. feght, feȝt, feiht, feht, OE. feohte, feoht. Cf. Ficht n.]

A fight.(a) c1420 Wynt. iv. 1351.
The Romanys … handlyd hym in fecht sa fast That [etc.] Ib. v. 2788.
Quha-evyr may happyn for to be In to that fecht-discumfyte c1450-2 Howlat 486.
In defence of the faith he fure to the fecht a1500 Rauf C. 878.
Thow art stout and strang, and stalwart in fecht c1500-c1512 Dunb. vii. 44.
Welcum thou campioun, in feght wnourcumable 1513 Doug. I. i. 67.
Fra tyme Rutilyanys bene subdewit in fecht 1533 Boece i. ii. 35.
Gathele brocht his power to the feild quhare certane tyme doutsum indurit the fecht c1650 P. Gordon Brit. Dist. 129.
He was willing to decline the feght(b) a1400 Leg. S. xi. 204.
That thai mycht Heithar our-cum thé in feycht c1420 Wynt. viii. 6650.
All thare rowte Ware discomfyt in feicht all owt 1456 Hay II. 53/14.
To have the victory in bataill and in feicht 15.. Clar. v. 2340.
That he so long in feight againis him stude 1626 Garden Worthies 28.
By force & feight to free … his lands 1644 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 28.
The great … lose quhilk this burghe did sustaine by the cruell and bloodie feicht and conflict