slökkva
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse sløkkva, from Proto-Germanic *slakwjaną. Probably not related to English slake, which originally meant “to weaken”.[1]
Verb
[edit]slökkva (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative slökkti, supine slökkt)
- to extinguish, to put out [with accusative]
- Slökktu á perunum.
- Turn off the lights.
References
[edit]- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 902 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)