klekja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse klekja, perhaps of imitative origin, akin to English cluck.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰlɛːca/
    Rhymes: -ɛːca

Verb

klekja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative klakti, supine klakið)

  1. to hatch

Conjugation

Synonyms

Old Norse

Etymology

Perhaps onomatopoeic.

Verb

klekja (singular past indicative klakti, plural past indicative klǫktu, past participle klaktr)

  1. to hatch

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: klekja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: klekkja
  • Swedish: kläcka
  • Danish: klække

References

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