hixti

Old Norse

Noun

hixti m (genitive hixta)

1. hiccough
2. sobbing

Declension

Declension of hixti (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hixti	hixtinn	hixtar	hixtarnir
accusative	hixta	hixtann	hixta	hixtana
dative	hixta	hixtanum	hixtum	hixtunum
genitive	hixta	hixtans	hixta	hixtanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: hiksti
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hikste

Participle

hixti

1. weak masculine nominative singular of hixtr

Verb

hixti

1. first-person singular present indicative active of hixta
2. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive active of hixta
3. third-person singular/plural past subjunctive active of hixta
4. second-person singular present imperative active of hixta

Further reading

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