hekte
See also: ἕκτη
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²hɛk.tə/
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German hechte, of the verb hechten. The idiomatic sense is a semantic loan from Danish archaic hægter (“money, riches”). See more at Etymology 2.
Noun
hekte f (definite singular hekta, indefinite plural hekter, definite plural hektene)
- a small hook used to secure with an eyelet or similar, in order fasten clothing
- the hook and eyelet together; a hook and eye
- (in the plural, idiomatic, in fixed expressions) a state of health and wealth; (one's) senses
- kome til hektene (att) ― to recover (financially, medically, etc.)
- kome ut av hektene ― to decline (financially, medically, etc.)
- 1993, “Geirr Wiggens doktordisputas 4.6.1992”, in Maal og Minne, page 49:
- Og ved vegs ende kan både kropp, tanke og ikkje minst sjølkjensle vera så sliten at ein treng skryt og godord for å komma til hektene igjen.
- And by the end of the road, both body, thought and not least self-esteem may be so tired that one needs praise and good words to recover.
- 1951, Olav Gullvåg, Brattøra, Oslo: Norli, page 212:
- Nokon kvar kan koma utav hektene når han får ei ung og pen kvinne om halsen.
- Any man can become unsensible when he has a young and beautiful woman around his neck.
- 1937 June 11, “Musikk-stevne”, in Haugesunds Avis, page 5:
- Ein konne få øireverk med mindre. Bror te kånå så bor tett atteme barneparken va ganske utav hektene itte denna spelingå.
- One could get earpain from less. Me brother-in-law who lives right by the child-park was pretty out-of-whack after that playing [of music].
- roof battens
- Synonym: taklekte
- used in the fixed expression på hekta (“barely”)
Inflection
Historical inflection of hekte
Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. |
Derived terms
- hektekrok
- hektepar
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German hechten, from Proto-Germanic *haftijaną. Doublet of hefte. Semantic loan from English hook (“to make addicted”).
Verb
hekte (present tense hektar, past tense hekta, past participle hekta, passive infinitive hektast, present participle hektande, imperative hekte/hekt)
References
- “hekte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “hekta”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
- “hekte”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
- “hekte” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
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