cosie

• cosy
• cozy

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.

cosie (comparative cosier, superlative cosiest)

1. (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."

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Cosie”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
• Annandale, C., Ogilvie, J. (1907). The Student's English Dictionary. Ireland: Blackie, p. 164

• socie

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɔ.ɕɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɕɛ
• Syllabification: co‧sie

cosie

1. inflection of coś:
   1. nominative plural
   2. accusative plural
   3. vocative plural