Spit, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Spit (Spat, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n.Spitting.] [AS. spittan; akin to G. spützen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp�ta, and prob. E. spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp�tte, from sp�tan to spit. Cf. Spat, n., Spew, Spawl, Spot, n.] 1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. “Thus spit I out my venom.” Chaucer.
2. To eject; to throw out; to belch.
☞ Spitted was sometimes used as the preterit and the past participle. “He... shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on.” Luke xviii. 32.