Hækja
Old Norse Dictionary - hækja
Meaning of Old Norse word "hækja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hækja
- u, f. a crutch, Grett. 161, Mag. 66, Fb. i. 210, Fas. iii. 154; ganga á hækjum, to go on crutches.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)