hæc

Old English

Alternative forms

• hæċċ, heċċ, haċċ, hacc

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hakkju.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xæt͡ʃ/, [hæt͡ʃ]

Noun

hæċ f or m

1. a hatch (door)
2. a gate

Declension

Feminine declension:

Declension of hæc (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hæċ	hæċċa, hæċċe
accusative	hæċċe	hæċċa, hæċċe
genitive	hæċċe	hæċċa
dative	hæċċe	hæċċum

Masculine declension:

Declension of hæc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hæċ	hæċċas
accusative	hæċ	hæċċas
genitive	hæċċes	hæċċa
dative	hæċċe	hæċċum

Derived terms

• hæċġeat
• hæċwer

Descendants

• Middle English: hacche, hach, hachche, hache, hak, hatche, hecche, heck, hek, hekke, hetche
  • English: hatch, heck
  • Scots: hatch, heck, haik