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
Participles
Present participle flaxande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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