noflik
Language: Frisian · [ˈnoflək] · Pronunciation: NOF-lick
Meaning
comfortable and at ease — cosy (or cozy)
The story
Frisian is the closest living relative of English; the old saying runs that bread, butter and green cheese is good English and good Fries. Noflik is what the language saves for evenings that ask nothing of anyone. English keeps both spellings of the answer: cosy and cozy.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Frisian
- Which feeling does it carry?
- Calm, settled comfort
- Where would you hear it?
- A farmhouse kitchen, stove lit, wind outside
- What does it mean?
- Comfortable and quietly at ease
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