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
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)