flaxa

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Swedish

Etymology

Likely a variant of flacka. Compare fläkta.

Verb

flaxa (present flaxar, preterite flaxade, supine flaxat, imperative flaxa)

  1. to flap, to beat (wings or arms)
    Kråkan flaxade med vingarnaThe crow was flapping its wings
  2. to flap (of cloth and the like)
    Flaggorna flaxade i den hårda vindenThe flags flapped in the strong wind

Conjugation

Conjugation of flaxa (weak)
active passive
infinitive flaxa flaxas
supine flaxat flaxats
imperative flaxa
imper. plural1 flaxen
present past present past
indicative flaxar flaxade flaxas flaxades
ind. plural1 flaxa flaxade flaxas flaxades
subjunctive2 flaxe flaxade flaxes flaxades
present participle flaxande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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