From Scots, from Old Scots colsie, probably of North Germanic origin, such as Norwegian kose seg, 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.
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