flaxa

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 vingarna ― The crow was flapping its wings
  2. to flap (of cloth and the like)
    Flaggorna flaxade i den hårda vinden ― The 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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