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)

  1. (historical, transitive) to extort taxes through threat of violence and arson
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to plunder, ravage
  3. (figuratively, transitive) to overtax
  4. (figuratively, transitive) to deprive of

Conjugation
Conjugation of brandskatta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive brandskatta brandskattas
Supine brandskattat brandskattats
Imperative brandskatta —
Imper. plural1 brandskatten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative brandskattar brandskattade brandskattas brandskattades
Ind. 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
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