brandskatta
Swedish
Etymology
From brand (“brand”) + skatta (“to tax”), compare Dutch brandschatten, German brandschatzen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²branː(d)ˌskatːa/
Verb
brandskatta (present brandskattar, preterite brandskattade, supine brandskattat, imperative brandskatta)
- (historical, transitive) to extort taxes through threat of violence and arson
- (figuratively, transitive) to plunder, ravage
- (figuratively, transitive) to overtax
- (figuratively, transitive) to deprive of
Conjugation
Conjugation of brandskatta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | brandskatta | brandskattas | ||
Supine | brandskattat | brandskattats | ||
Imperative | brandskatta | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | brandskattar | brandskattade | brandskattas | brandskattades |
Indicative plural1 | brandskatta | brandskattade | brandskattas | brandskattades |
Subjunctive2 | brandskatte | brandskattade | brandskattes | brandskattades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | brandskattande | |||
Past participle | brandskattad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
References
- brandskatta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- brandskatta in Svensk ordbok (SO)