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Illustration of a hygge situation, with Meik Wiking's The Little Book of Hygge "Hygge" sign in a restaurant in Nørrebro. Hygge (/ ˈ h (j) uː ɡ ə /, H(Y)OO-gə; Danish:; Norwegian: [ˈhŷɡːə]) is a word in Danish and Norwegian that describes a cozy, contented mood evoked by comfort and conviviality.
The Swedish-language equivalent is gemytlig, deriving directly from the German word and sharing its meaning. But the word "mysig" has identical connotations to Danish "hygge." Danish also has gemytlig [6] [ke̝ˈmytli] but uses hygge (hyggelig as an adjective) instead. [7]
The Norwegian word koseleg meaning a 'sense of coziness' and 'human warmth in an agreeable environment' is used as a better alternative for the Danish hygge. The German term Gemütlichkeit (of which gemoedelijkheid is its Dutch cognate), invoking coziness and comfort and which has also been adopted by the English language, covers some of the ...
Towards the end of the 2010s, the UK seemed to become obsessed with living a more Nordic life; articles and books about embracing “hygge” – the Danish word for cosiness that no one over here ...
The little book of hygge. It is the only source that is cited in the section. - Mr. Melk does not seem to be aware of that the English word hug is unrelated to hygge and to the English word hugge. The English word hugge has a known origin which is ug and it does not mean "... to embrace". Hug according to OED: "Appears late in 16th cent ...
List of English words of Swedish origin; References This page was last edited on 20 March 2024, at 17:23 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Your convos around the board are about to get more interesting with about 500 new words and variations added to the game's official dictionary: stan, sitch, convo, zedonk, dox and fauxhawk among them.
This is a list of English words borrowed from the Swedish language. aquavit, "a clear Scandinavian liquor flavored with caraway seeds" [1] fartlek, "endurance training in which a runner alternates periods of sprinting with periods of jogging" [2] gantelope, "gauntlet" [3]