korso

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hversu, hvorsu, from hverr ("which") + vegr ("way"). Cognate with Faroese hvussu and Norwegian Bokmål åssen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰu̞r̥.su̞], [ˈkʰu̞s.su̞]

Adverb

korso

  1. how (asking)
    Korso kunne det gå til?
    How could it happen?
  2. anyway (manner)
    Det gjekk no fint korso.
    It went fine anyway.

Synonyms

References
  • “korso” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “korso”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “korso” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.