hug

Pronunciation: /hʉːɡ/

“hug” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

mind, disposition, thought; one's inner state, thoughts, or mood
desire, longing, yearning; inclination or attraction toward someone or something
inclination, urge, appetite, desire
a premonition, foreboding, vardøger

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hugr (“thought, mind”), from Proto-Germanic *hugiz (“mind, thought”), of uncertain further origin. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk hug, hau, Danish hu, Swedish håg, Icelandic hugur, Faroese hugur, Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌲𐍃 (hugs), Old English hyġe, and Old High German hugu.

More Norwegian Bokmål words

Hudsonbukta
hudutslett
hue
huff
hugal
huge
hugenott
huging

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