verschalken
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch verschalken (“to subjugate, to mislead, to outwit”). Equivalent to schalk (“scoundrel”) + ver- -en.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editverschalken
- (transitive) to eat up, to catch and eat
- Uiteindelijk wist de tijgerin haar lichtvoetige prooi te verschalken.
- In the end the tigress managed to capture and devour her light-footed prey.
- (transitive) to mislead, to fool
- (transitive) to catch by means of cunning, to trap, to capture, to ensnare
- (transitive) to ambush
Inflection
editConjugation of verschalken (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | verschalken | |||
past singular | verschalkte | |||
past participle | verschalkt | |||
infinitive | verschalken | |||
gerund | verschalken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | verschalk | verschalkte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | verschalkt, verschalk2 | verschalkte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | verschalkt | verschalkte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | verschalkt | verschalkte | ||
3rd person singular | verschalkt | verschalkte | ||
plural | verschalken | verschalkten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | verschalke | verschalkte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | verschalken | verschalkten | ||
imperative sing. | verschalk | |||
imperative plur.1 | verschalkt | |||
participles | verschalkend | verschalkt | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Synonyms
edit- (mislead): misleiden, bedotten, belazeren
- (eat): verorberen
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