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English
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.
Adjective
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."
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