mjugg

Swedish

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Germanic *mūk-. Cognate with Dutch muik (“secret attack”).

Noun

mjugg

  1. stealth, hiding, secrecy
    le i mjugg
    to smile surreptitiously, to oneself
    (literally, “to smile in secret”)

Adverb

mjugg (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, in "i mjugg") secretly, surreptitiously (more generally)
    Synonym: i smyg

References

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