hœkja

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)

crutch

Descendants

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

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

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