bespit
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To spit upon; soil with spittle.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bispitten prefix from English spit (skewer, sharp, pointed rod, rod).
Origin
English
spit
Gloss
skewer, sharp, pointed rod, rod
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
串
Emoji
🪒
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- batspit English
- outspit English
- sandspit English
- spit English
- spit-ball English
- spit-poison English
- spitball English
- spitbox English
- spitbraai English
- spitbug English
- spitfire English
- spitful English
- spitless English
- spitpoison English
- spitshine English
- spitstick English
- spitter English
- spittest English
- spitteth English
- spittoon English
- spitty English
- turnspit English
- unspit English
- bispitten Middle English
- spit Middle English
- spet Tok Pisin
- spet Torres Strait Creole