uhyggelig

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From u- +‎ hyggelig.

Adjective edit

uhyggelig (neuter uhyggeligt, plural and definite singular attributive uhyggelige)

scary, gruesome, chilling, uncanny

Further reading edit

“uhyggelig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From u- +‎ hyggelig.

Adjective edit

uhyggelig (indefinite singular uhyggelig, definite singular and plural uhyggelige)

cheerless, dismal, dreary
uncomfortable, unpleasant
ominous, sinister, eerie, uncanny, weird

See also edit

uhyggeleg, uhyggjeleg (Nynorsk)

References edit

“uhyggelig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“uhyggelig” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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