baktala

== Swedish == === Etymology === From bak- (“back-”) +‎ tala (“talk”), ultimately from Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic *talō (“calculation, number”), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to reckon, count”). === Verb === baktala (present baktalar, preterite baktalade, supine baktalat, imperative baktala) to malign, to slander Synonyms: förtala, smutskasta, ärekränka ==== Usage notes ==== Speak ill of more generally compared to förtala, which implies potentially libelous slander. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === baktala in Svensk ordbok.