cosie
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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.
Adjective edit
cosie (comparative cosier, superlative cosiest)
- (Scotland) Cosy.
- 1833, Andrew Picken, The Black Watch, volume 1, published 1835, page 167:
- " […] 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."
References edit
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
- Annandale, C., Ogilvie, J. (1907). The Student's English Dictionary. Ireland: Blackie, p. 164