naar de mutsaard rieken

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Etymology[edit]

Literally, “to smell like the firewood of the pyre”; in reference to burning at the stake, the usual punishment for heretics. Compare French sentir le fagot.

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  • IPA(key): /naːr də mʏtsaːrt rikə(n)/

Verb[edit]

naar de mutsaard rieken

  1. to smack of heresy (to be suspected of having heretical opinions)
  2. (by extension) to be suspicious

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