naar de mutsaard rieken
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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
Verb edit
- to smack of heresy (to be suspected of having heretical opinions)
- (by extension) to be suspicious
Inflection edit
Conjugation of naar de mutsaard rieken: see rieken.