hyggje

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse hyggja, from Proto-Germanic *hugjǭ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [²hʏɟ͡ʝːə], [²hʏʝːə]

Noun[edit]

hyggje f (definite singular hyggja, indefinite plural hyggjer, definite plural hyggjene)

  1. cosiness
  2. comfort

Verb[edit]

hyggje (present tense hyggjer, past tense hygde, supine hygd or hygt, past participle hygd, present participle hyggjande, imperative hygg)

  1. alternative form of hyggja