slakna

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slakna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative slaknaði, supine slaknað)

  1. (intransitive) to slacken, to become slack

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slak (slack) +‎ -na (-en)

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slakna (present slaknar, preterite slaknade, supine slaknat, imperative slakna)

  1. to slacken (become (more) slack)
  2. (figuratively) to lose strength or determination, to falter
    Han slaknade på upploppet
    He faltered on the home stretch
  3. (of a penis) to become flaccid, to go soft
  4. to have the penis become flaccid, to go soft

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