slappa af

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “to slacken of”, from slappur (“slack”). Compare Swedish slappna av, slappa.

Verb

slappa af (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative slappaði af, supine slappað af)

1. to relax

   Synonyms: slaka á, hvíla, hvíla sig

Derived terms

• afslappaður

See also

• chilla, tjilla
• eira
• finna frið