hyggje

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²hʏɟ͡ʝːə], [²hʏʝːə]

Noun

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

1. cosiness
2. comfort

Verb

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

1. alternative form of hyggja