hœkja

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See also: hækja

Old Norse

Etymology

Akin to Old English hæcce (crosier), and hōc (hook) (itself from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz).

Noun

hœkja f (genitive hœkju, plural hœkjur)

  1. crutch

Descendants

  • Faroese: høkja
  • Icelandic: hækja
  • Norwegian (Nynorsk): høkje
  • Norn: hek

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