bespisa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bespisa, from Middle Low German bespisen. Compare German bespeisen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈspiːsa/
• Rhymes: -iːsa

Verb

bespisa (present bespisar, preterite bespisade, supine bespisat, imperative bespisa)

1. to feed, to give food, usually on a greater scale, e.g. in a school or in the military

Conjugation

Conjugation of bespisa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	bespisa		bespisas
Supine	bespisat		bespisats
Imperative	bespisa		—
Imper. plural1	bespisen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	bespisar	bespisade	bespisas	bespisades
Ind. plural1	bespisa	bespisade	bespisas	bespisades
Subjunctive2	bespise	bespisade	bespises	bespisades
	Participles
Present participle	bespisande
Past participle	bespisad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• utfordra
• utspisa

Derived terms

• bespisning

References

• bespisa in Svensk ordbok (SO)