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 (feminine)

	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”)