hækja

See also: hœkja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hœkja (“crutch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaiːca/

  Rhymes: -aiːca

Noun

hækja f (genitive singular hækju, nominative plural hækjur)

1. crutch (device to assist with walking)

Declension

declension of hækja

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hækja	hækjan	hækjur	hækjurnar
accusative	hækju	hækjuna	hækjur	hækjurnar
dative	hækju	hækjunni	hækjum	hækjunum
genitive	hækju	hækjunnar	hækja	hækjanna

Derived terms

• sitja á hækjum sér (“to sit in a squatting position”)