hæcce
See also: haecce
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hakkā (“hoe, crook, hook”). Akin to hōc, haca, and to Old Norse hœkja (“crutch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxæk.ke/, [ˈhæk.ke]
Noun
hæcce f
- crosier
Declension
Declension of hæcce (weak)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hæcce | hæccan |
| accusative | hæccan | hæccan |
| genitive | hæccan | hæccena |
| dative | hæccan | hæccum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “hæcce”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- “hækja” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)