He can't git off the island till we go fer him.

Now don't you upset anything while I go fer the lard.

An' then go fer the citizens and see how many will buy kindlin'-wood.

That'll do now, so let's go fer a sail.

I'm not advisin' that, but it's stronger to wait before you go fer any one.

I'd rudder not go fer trubble dat bug; you mus' git him for your own self.

Mebbe he's tried it already-theydo sometimes go daown fer little spells afore they go fer good.

This offer dont go fer Kid Wolf.

But we let her go fer nothin'.

You'll have to kill him, an' it 'd save time to go fer your gun on sight.

Don' yo' go fer ter 'line him.

We'll have to string the fish, leave 'em in the river and go fer 'em in the mornin'.

Whoopee, Rover, don't go fer to mister me, or I'll be sorry I killed the bar for ye.

Looks to me lak he's been well enough to go fer some time. Uncle Jimpson scratched his head wisely.

But if you are-goahead an' open the ball.... You see, I never throw a gun on them fellers till they go fer theirs.

Others claim the word derives from American slang 'gofer' (from " go for", dialectal " go fer"), one whose job is to run and fetch things.