hixta

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hiksatjaną, cognate with Middle High German hechezen.

Noun

hixta

  1. oblique singular indefinite of hixti m
  2. accusative plural indefinite of hixti m
  3. genitive plural indefinite of hixti m

Participle

hixta

  1. strong feminine accusative singular of hixtr
  2. strong masculine accusative plural of hixtr
  3. weak masculine oblique singular of hixtr
  4. weak feminine nominative singular of hixtr
  5. weak neuter singular of hixtr

Verb

hixta (singular past indicative hixti, plural past indicative hixtu, past participle hixtr)

  1. (intransitive) to hiccough
  2. (intransitive) to sob

Conjugation

Conjugation of hixta — active (weak class 1)
infinitive hixta
present participle hixtandi
past participle hixtr
indicative present past
1st-person singular hixti hixta
2nd-person singular hixtir hixtir
3rd-person singular hixtir hixti
1st-person plural hixtum hixtum
2nd-person plural hixtið hixtuð
3rd-person plural hixta hixtu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular hixta hixta
2nd-person singular hixtir hixtir
3rd-person singular hixti hixti
1st-person plural hixtim hixtim
2nd-person plural hixtið hixtið
3rd-person plural hixti hixti
imperative present
2nd-person singular hixt, hixti
1st-person plural hixtum
2nd-person plural hixtið
Conjugation of hixta — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive hixtask
present participle hixtandisk
past participle hixtzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular hixtumk hixtumk
2nd-person singular hixtisk hixtisk
3rd-person singular hixtisk hixtisk
1st-person plural hixtumsk hixtumsk
2nd-person plural hixtizk hixtuzk
3rd-person plural hixtask hixtusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular hixtumk hixtumk
2nd-person singular hixtisk hixtisk
3rd-person singular hixtisk hixtisk
1st-person plural hixtimsk hixtimsk
2nd-person plural hixtizk hixtizk
3rd-person plural hixtisk hixtisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular hixtsk, hixtisk
1st-person plural hixtumsk
2nd-person plural hixtizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hiksta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hiksta, hikste
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hikste

References

  • “hixta”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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