OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from de Clercq (1890): Ternate

Page number: 256

borédé, boborédé

•  to spit upon, namely by chewing roots or leaves and spitting the saliva upon somebody’s body; especially used when it is suspected that a spell has been cast or that someone is haunted by evil spirits(eng).bespuwen, door nl. wortels of bladeren te kauwen en het speeksel op iemands lichaam te spuwen; vooral in gebruik bij vermoeden van betoovering of bezoeking door kwade geesten(nld).