cosie

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adjective

Cosy.

OriginNorwegian kose ← Old Norse kose ← Old High German kōsa →
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Meanings

adjectivecosie (comparative cosier, superlative cosiest)

comparative cosier · superlative cosiest · alternative cosy · alternative cozy

  1. ScotlandCosy.

    "[…]However," she added, wiping her eyes, "that's the price o' your lodgings, as I said; but ye'll get a clean bed, and a canny fire-side, and I'll tend you wi' a' my power to make you cosie and comfortable."

    1833, Andrew Picken, The Black Watch, volume 1, published 1835, page 167

Origin

  1. Old High Germankōsa
  2. Old Norsekose
  3. Norwegiankose
  4. Englishcosie

From Scots, from Old Scots colsie, probably of North Germanic origin, such as Norwegian kose seg (“to have a cozy time”), from Old Norse kose sig, from koselig, koslig, perhaps ultimately from Old High German kōsa; see modern German kosen (“to cuddle”). See also English cosy.

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APA

cosie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosie

MLA

“cosie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cosie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosie.

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