skaffom

Russenorsk

Alternative forms

  • skaffum
  • skafom
  • skafum

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch schaften. Compare Fanagalo skafu (“to eat”) and skafting (“food in lunch box”)

Verb

skaffom

  1. to eat

Synonyms

  • spisom

References

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