høkjel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hœkill. Compare Icelandic hækill. Some of alternative forms like håkkel or høkul may be rather related to okle (see Ivar Aasen), same as hukkukul.

Noun

høkjel m (definite singular høkjelen, indefinite plural høkjelar, definite plural høkjelane)

  1. (Trøndelag, Nord-Gudbrandsdalen) ankle malleolus (of a human)
    Synonym: oklekul
  2. (Nord-Gudbrandsdalen, Telemark) hock (of a horse)
  3. (Nord-Gudbrandsdalen, Telemark) ham (behind a knee)
    Synonyms: hombot, hase
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