hœkja

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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

Noun

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hœkja f (genitive hœkju, plural hœkjur)

  1. crutch

Descendants

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

References

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