/²hɛk.tə/
OpphavFrom Middle Low German hechte, of the verb hechten. The idiomatic sense is a semantic loan from Danish archaic hægter (“money, riches”). See more at Etymology 2.
- femininea small hook used to secure with an eyelet or similar, in order fasten clothing
- femininethe hook and eyelet together; a hook and eye
- feminine, idiomatic, in-plurala state of health and wealth; (one's) senses
“kome til hektene (att)” — to recover (financially, medically, etc.)
“kome ut av hektene” — to decline (financially, medically, etc.)
“Og ved vegs ende kan både kropp, tanke og ikkje minst sjølkjensle vera så sliten at ein treng skryt og godord for å komma til hektene igjen.” — And by the end of the road, both body, thought and not least self-esteem may be so tired that one needs praise and good words to recover.
- feminineroof battens
- feminineused in the fixed expression på hekta (“barely”)
- to hook
- to attach, bind
- to catch, arrest, incarcerate
- to hook, make addicted
Formerhekta(definite, singular) · hekter(indefinite, plural) · hektene(definite, plural) · Hekte n(definite, error-unrecognized-form, singular) · Hektet(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, plural) · Hekte(definite, error-unrecognized-form, plural) · Hekti(error-unrecognized-form) · hekta(error-unrecognized-form) · hekti(error-unrecognized-form) · hekta [hekti](error-unrecognized-form) · hekte f(definite, error-unrecognized-form, singular) · hekta(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, plural) · hekter [hektor](definite, error-unrecognized-form, plural) · hektene [hektone](error-unrecognized-form) · hekte [hekta](definite, error-unrecognized-form, singular) · hekte(definite, error-unrecognized-form, singular) · hekter(definite, error-unrecognized-form, plural) · hektene(error-unrecognized-form) · hekta(alternative) · hektar(present)
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