Brandschatz
German, noun
Brandschatz is spelled B-R-A-N-D-S-C-H-A-T-Z (11 letters). Brandschatz is a German masculine noun meaning “the exaction of tribute from a city under the threat of setting fire to it; sum paid by a city in wartime to avoid looting and pillaging…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, brandschatz is a different word: “singular imperative of brandschatzen”.
What does Brandschatz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe exaction of tribute from a city under the threat of setting fire to it; sum paid by a city in wartime to avoid looting and pillaging (Grimm: exactio tributi sub incendii comminatione)
verb
- 1
singular imperative of brandschatzen
- 2
colloquialfirst-person singular present of brandschatzen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Brandschatz
- Brandschatzes genitive
- Brandschätze plural
- Brandschatze dative singular
- Brandschätzen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).