slackern
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Low German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German slak, from Proto-Germanic *slakaz.
Verb[edit]
slackern (past singular slacker, past participle slackert, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to quake
- to roll
- Wat slackerst du so mit de Benen?
- What are you rolling with your legs?
- to heave
- to swing, dangle, sway
- to wiggle, wobble
- to waggle, wag
- to mess, spill
- (meteorology) to snow and rain alternatively
- Hen un her warrt en beten Snee un Regen morgen slackern rund üm Düsseldorf
- It will rain and snow scarcely tomorrow round Düsseldorf?
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of slackern (weak verb)
infinitive | slackern | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | slacker | slacker |
2nd person singular | slackerst | slackerst |
3rd person singular | slackert | slacker |
plural | slackert | slackern |
imperative | present | — |
singular | slacker | |
plural | slackert | |
participle | present | past |
slacker | slackert | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Descendants[edit]
- → German: schlackern