Kristoffer Marius Hægstad (15 July 1850 – 21 November 1927) was a Norwegian educator, linguist and politician for the Liberal Party.

[1] Hægstad edited the newspapers Namdals Tidende and Namdalsposten, and was a co-founder of Nordtrønderen.

He was elected member of the Parliament of Norway in 1891 and 1897; also serving as deputy representative during the terms 1889–1891 and 1895–1897.

Among his works are Gamalt trøndermaal from 1899, Hildinakvadet from 1900, and Gamalnorsk ordbok med nynorsk tyding from 1909 (jointly with Alf Torp).

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