slökkva

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sløkkva, from Proto-Germanic *slakwjaną. Probably not related to English slake, which originally meant “to weaken”.[1]

Verb

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slökkva (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative slökkti, supine slökkt)

  1. (with accusative) to extinguish, to put out
    Slökktu á perunum.
    Turn off the lights.

References

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  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal MagnússonÍslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 902. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)