naar de mutsaard rieken
Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editLiterally, “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.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit- to smack of heresy (to be suspected of having heretical opinions)
- (by extension) to be suspicious
Conjugation
editConjugation of naar de mutsaard rieken: see rieken.