verschalken

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verschalken (“to subjugate, to mislead, to outwit”). Equivalent to schalk (“scoundrel”) +‎ ver- -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vərˈsxɑl.kə(n)/, /vɛrˈsxɑl.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧schal‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɑlkən

Verb

verschalken

  1. (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.
  2. (transitive) to mislead, to fool
  3. (transitive) to catch by means of cunning, to trap, to capture, to ensnare
  4. (transitive) to ambush

Conjugation

Conjugation of verschalken (weak, prefixed)
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.

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