værsego

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Russenorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Riksmål Norwegian Bokmål værsegod. Compare Norwegian Bokmål vær så god, Norwegian Nynorsk ver så god and Danish værsgo. The sense is probably influenced by Riksmål Norwegian Bokmål vær saa snil (please) (compare Norwegian Bokmål vær så snill).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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værsego

  1. please
  2. here you are

References

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  • Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag