bespotta

Swedish

Etymology

be- + spotta (spit), from Old Swedish besputta and Old Swedish bespotta. Most likely borrowed from a Middle Low German word from whence also Danish bespotte, Dutch bespotten, German bespotten.

Verb

bespotta (present bespottar, preterite bespottade, supine bespottat, imperative bespotta)

  1. to mock, to deride

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