spotte

• IPA^(key): [ˈsb̥ʌd̥ə]

From Old Norse spotta, Proto-Germanic *sputtōną, cognate with German spotten.

spotte (imperative spot, infinitive at spotte, present tense spotter, past tense spottede, perfect tense har spottet)

1. to mock, deride

Borrowed from English spot.

spotte (imperative spot, infinitive at spotte, present tense spotter, past tense spottede, perfect tense har spottet)

1. to spot; to notice
2. to spot; to assist in weightlifting
   • 2019, Jan-Erik Fjell, translated by John Jensen, Rovdyret, Art People, →ISBN:

     Han løftede hænderne. Gjorde sig klar til at spotte.

     He lifted his hands. Prepared to spot.

   • 2012, John Irving, translated by Vibeke Houstrup, Indtil jeg finder dig, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     Den ikke så lille snabel beder James om at spotte for ham, når han bænkpresser hundrede og halvtreds kilo.

     The not-so-small penis asks James to spot for him, as he benchpresses one hundred and fifty kilos.

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spotte

1. inflection of spotten:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative