hikste

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === hiksta (verb, a-infinitive) === Etymology === The verb is from Old Norse hixta. The noun is from Old Norse hixti m. === Verb === hikste (present tense hikstar, past tense hiksta, past participle hiksta, passive infinitive hikstast, present participle hikstande, imperative hikste/hikst) (intransitive) to sob, gasp (intransitive) to hiccup === Noun === hikste m (definite singular hiksten, indefinite plural hikstar, definite plural hikstane) sobbing, gasping hiccup === References === “hikste” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.