Russenorsk edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Russian сапогов (sapogov) (old spelling: сапоговъ (sapogov)), a non-standard case form of Russian сапоги (sapogi, high boots), plural of сапог (sapog), of Old Church Slavonic word with unclear origin.

Noun edit

sabagof

  1. boots (heavy shoes that cover part of the leg)

References edit

  • Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag, page 109