hygge.
cosiness, comfort, well-being; a warm, pleasant, relaxed mood or atmosphere
Meaning & usage
cosiness, comfort, well-being; a warm, pleasant, relaxed mood or atmosphere
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse hyggja (“thought, mind”), from Proto-Germanic *hugjǭ (“thought, mind”), related to hugr (“thought, mind”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk hygge, Danish hygge, and Icelandic hyggja.
to make someone or something comfortable, pleasant, or cosy; to create hygge
to enjoy oneself, have a good time, get cosy; used with seg
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse hyggja (“to think”), from Proto-Germanic *hugjaną (“to think, consider”), related to *hugiz (“mind, thought, sense”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk hygge, Danish hygge, Icelandic hyggja, Faroese hyggja, and Swedish hygga.
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