slökkva

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sløkkva, from Proto-Germanic *slakwjaną. Probably not related to English slake, which originally meant “to weaken”.[1]

Verb

slökkva (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative slökkti, supine slökkt)

  1. (with accusative) to extinguish, to put out
    Slökktu á perunum.
    Turn off the lights.

References
  1. Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 902. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
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