uhyggelig

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From u- +‎ hyggelig.

Adjective[edit]

uhyggelig (neuter uhyggeligt, plural and definite singular attributive uhyggelige)

scary, gruesome, chilling, uncanny

Further reading[edit]

“uhyggelig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From u- +‎ hyggelig.

Adjective[edit]

uhyggelig (indefinite singular uhyggelig, definite singular and plural uhyggelige)

cheerless, dismal, dreary
uncomfortable, unpleasant
ominous, sinister, eerie, uncanny, weird

See also[edit]

uhyggeleg, uhyggjeleg (Nynorsk)

References[edit]

“uhyggelig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“uhyggelig” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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