varsågod

Swedish

/vɑːrsɔˈɡuːd/

interjection
Definitions
  • here you are, there you are said when handing something over to someone
  • you're welcome response to a “thank you”
  • (somewhat) please used to introduce an offer

Etymology

Compound from Swedish var (be, var, what) + Swedish sv (cloud, so)+ Swedish vara (last, be, goods, good)+ Swedish så (large wooden water vessel)+ Swedish god (good, proficient).

Origin

Swedish

god

Gloss

good, proficient

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

良, 善

Emoji
🦸 🦸‍♀️ 🦸‍♂️

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