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.
bespotta (present bespottar, preterite bespottade, supine bespottat, imperative bespotta)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | bespotta | bespottas | ||
Supine | bespottat | bespottats | ||
Imperative | bespotta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | bespotten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | bespottar | bespottade | bespottas | bespottades |
Ind. plural1 | bespotta | bespottade | bespottas | bespottades |
Subjunctive2 | bespotte | bespottade | bespottes | bespottades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | bespottande | |||
Past participle | bespottad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |