Talk:huggle

Little Musgrave

The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard goes as follows:

Lye still, lye still, thou little Musgràve, And huggle me from the cold ;

So is this an old word as well apart from the Internet and childish tag? It seems to have the same meaning as ”hug” or am I wrong? Lundgren8 02:03, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Uh, I'm seeing this only now. I've added some other meanings and sources including this quotation, but I put it under the first meaning because it looked like more than a hug to me. I don't know. --Nemo 23:04, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

All right. I don’t know myself because I’m not a native speaker. Thanks anyhow! Lundgren8 23:06, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Childish?

Out of curiosity, is it really necessary to distinguish the definition as a childish variation? What qualifies that? --24.88.82.247 04:34, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

I agree; "huggle" is primarily used online now, so the "Internet" tag makes sense. But "childish"? The idea of nonsexual hugging/cuddling isn't limited to children, or considered immature by older people. I'd call "huggle" informal, given the kinds of messages where it appears. However, the word strikes me as no more childish than glomp, the "less than three" emoticon, or xoxo used as an affectionate gesture. --ISNorden 05:27, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Archaic sense might require a separate etymology

Equinox ◑ 23:23, 29 August 2015 (UTC)