In American English, the equivalent would be to "throw
up." "Spit up" is what babies do when you burp them.

Laurel

--- Fernando Guerrero <cualfer@...> wrote:

> Both Fritzner and Cleasby agree on this verb having
> only this meaning. But it is ussually assumed that
> he vomited the mead instead of just spitting it.
>
> Does anyone know what is going on with this
> translation? In his glossary to SnE Faulkes says
> that sp�ta upp means "to vomit", but none of the
> other dictioaries provide examples of this
> particular use of the word.
>
> Takk a lot.
>
>
> Fernando Guerrero

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