hækja

See also: hœkja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hœkja (“crutch”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaiːca/
    Rhymes: -aiːca

Noun

hækja f (genitive singular hækju, nominative plural hækjur)

  1. crutch (device to assist with walking)

Declension
declension of hækja
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hækja hækjan hækjur hækjurnar
accusative hækju hækjuna hækjur hækjurnar
dative hækju hækjunni hækjum hækjunum
genitive hækju hækjunnar hækja hækjanna

Derived terms
  • sitja á hækjum sér (“to sit in a squatting position”)
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