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
present participle		bespisande
past participle		bespisad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• bespisning

See also

• utfodra
• utspisa

References

• bespisa in Svensk ordbok (SO)