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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Descendants

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

References

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  • hixta”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press