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Old English · noun

hæcce

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈxæk.ke/
[ˈhæk.ke]
Syllables
ˈxæk · ke (2 syllables)
Modern English
crosier

Meaning

  1. crosier

Declension

Declension of hæcce
SingularPlural
Nominative hæccehæccan
Accusative hæccanhæccan
Genitive hæccanhæccena
Dative hæccanhæccum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hakkā (“hoe, crook, hook”). Akin to hōc, haca, and to Old Norse hœkja (“crutch”).

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