"cosie" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: cosier [comparative], cosiest [superlative]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sco|-}} Scots, {{m|sco|colsie}} colsie, {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{der|en|no|kose}} Norwegian kose, {{m|no|seg||to have a cozy time}} seg (“to have a cozy time”), {{der|en|non|kose}} Old Norse kose, {{m|non|sig}} sig, {{m|non|koselig}} koselig, {{m|non|koslig}} koslig, {{der|en|goh|kōsa}} Old High German kōsa, {{cog|de|kosen||to cuddle}} German kosen (“to cuddle”), {{cog|en|cosy}} English cosy Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} cosie (comparative cosier, superlative cosiest)
  1. (Scotland) Cosy. Tags: Scotland Synonyms: cosy, cozy
    Sense id: en-cosie-en-adj-hGvIl8em Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Scottish English

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