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hixta

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hiksatjaną, cognate with Middle High German hechezen.

Noun

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hixta

  1. oblique singular indefinite of hixti m
  2. accusative plural indefinite of hixti m
  3. genitive plural indefinite of hixti m

Participle

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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

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hixta (singular past indicative hixti, plural past indicative hixtu, past participle hixtr)

  1. (intransitive) to hiccough
  2. (intransitive) to sob

Conjugation

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Conjugation of hixta — active (weak class 1)
infinitive hixta
present participle hixtandi
past participle hixtr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hixti hixta hixta hixta
2nd person singular hixtir hixtir hixtir hixtir
3rd person singular hixtir hixti hixti hixti
1st person plural hixtum hixtum hixtim hixtim
2nd person plural hixtið hixtuð hixtið hixtið
3rd person plural hixta hixtu hixti hixti
imperative present
2nd person singular hixt, hixti
1st person plural hixtum
2nd person plural hixtið
Conjugation of hixta — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive hixtask
present participle hixtandisk
past participle hixtzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hixtumk hixtumk hixtumk hixtumk
2nd person singular hixtisk hixtisk hixtisk hixtisk
3rd person singular hixtisk hixtisk hixtisk hixtisk
1st person plural hixtumsk hixtumsk hixtimsk hixtimsk
2nd person plural hixtizk hixtuzk hixtizk hixtizk
3rd person plural hixtask hixtusk hixtisk hixtisk
imperative present
2nd person singular hixtsk, hixtisk
1st person plural hixtumsk
2nd person plural hixtizk

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: hiksta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hiksta, hikste
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hikste

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hixta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive