känsla
Swedish
/ˈɕɛnsˌla/
noun
Definitions
- feeling, emotion, intuition; experience with the senses
- (in the plural) feelings; attitude toward others (especially love)
- atmosphere; The mood or feeling in a situation.
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse kensla.
Origin
Old Norse
kensla
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- kall Swedish
- känslokall Swedish
- känslomässig Swedish
- kjensle Norwegian Nynorsk
- kensla Old Norse