See also: hækja

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

Akin to Old English hæcce (crosier), and hōc (hook) (itself from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz).

Noun edit

hœkja f (genitive hœkju, plural hœkjur)

  1. crutch

Descendants edit

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

References edit