bespotta

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)

1. to mock, to deride

• håna
• skymfa

• bespottare
• bespottelse

• “bespotta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “bespotta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “bespotta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)