Hixta
Old Norse Dictionary - hixta
Meaning of Old Norse word "hixta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hixta
- t, [no doubt onomatopoetic, to say ‘hick,’ cp. Dan. hikke, Swed. hicka]:—to hiccough, Str. 27, Am. 38.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)