naar de mutsaard rieken

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

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.

Pronunciation edit

  • 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

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit