hixta

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

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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