hækka

Hækka is an Icelandic verb meaning to raise, increase, or elevate. It denotes causing something to become higher in amount, degree, level, or intensity. The term is widely used in everyday speech as well as in formal contexts such as economics and media. It can describe changes in prices, temperatures, volumes, wages, or measurements.

Common uses include discussions of price changes, utility or interest rates, and other quantitative increases. It is typically used with a direct object indicating what is being increased—for example prices or temperatures—and with time expressions when describing how a value has changed or will change over a period.

Grammar and related forms: hækka is a standard Icelandic verb that follows the language’s regular conjugation patterns. The related noun hækkun denotes the act or result of increasing, such as price increases, while the present participle hækkandi describes something that is increasing.

Origin and cognates: hækka derives from Old Norse and has cognates in other North Germanic languages, reflecting a common semantic field of raising or increasing.