brandschatten
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch brantschatten, perhaps from Middle Low German or Middle High German. Equivalent to brandschat + -en. Compare German brandschatzen.
Pronunciation
Verb
brandschatten
- (transitive, intransitive) to extort in order to exact loot or tribute under treat of plunder, arson and razing
Inflection
| Conjugation of brandschatten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | brandschatten | |||
| past singular | brandschatte | |||
| past participle | gebrandschat | |||
| infinitive | brandschatten | |||
| gerund | brandschatten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | brandschat | brandschatte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | brandschat | brandschatte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | brandschat | brandschatte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | brandschat | brandschatte | ||
| 3rd person singular | brandschat | brandschatte | ||
| plural | brandschatten | brandschatten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | brandschatte | brandschatte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | brandschatten | brandschatten | ||
| imperative sing. | brandschat | |||
| imperative plur.1 | brandschat | |||
| participles | brandschattend | gebrandschat | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: brandskat
- → West Frisian: brânskatte