verschalken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verschalken (“to subjugate, to mislead, to outwit”). Equivalent to schalk (“scoundrel”) +‎ ver- -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vərˈsxɑl.kə(n)/, /vɛrˈsxɑl.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ver‧schal‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɑlkən

Verb

verschalken

1. (transitive) to eat up, to catch and eat

   Uiteindelijk wist de tijgerin haar lichtvoetige prooi te verschalken.

   In the end the tigress managed to capture and devour her light-footed prey.

2. (transitive) to mislead, to fool
3. (transitive) to catch by means of cunning, to trap, to capture, to ensnare
4. (transitive) to ambush

Inflection

Conjugation of verschalken (weak, prefixed)
infinitive	verschalken
past singular	verschalkte
past participle	verschalkt
infinitive	verschalken
gerund	verschalken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	verschalk	verschalkte
2nd person sing. (jij)	verschalkt	verschalkte
2nd person sing. (u)	verschalkt	verschalkte
2nd person sing. (gij)	verschalkt	verschalkte
3rd person singular	verschalkt	verschalkte
plural	verschalken	verschalkten
subjunctive sing.1	verschalke	verschalkte
subjunctive plur.1	verschalken	verschalkten
imperative sing.	verschalk
imperative plur.1	verschalkt
participles	verschalkend	verschalkt
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• (mislead): misleiden, bedotten, belazeren
• (eat): verorberen