What does ‘Couthie’ mean?

(of a person) warm and friendly.
(of a place) cosy and comfortable.
“a couthy wee home”

Historical Examples

He took a different road from hers, but, to his annoyance, they met at couthie’s corner.

Tommy and Grizel
J.M. Barrie

There would be fine gardens in Edinburgh, no doubt; but oh, that couthie laurel by the Red Lion door!
The House with the Green Shutters
George Douglas Brown

A cosy but, and a canty ben, To couthie women and trusty men.
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character
Edward Bannerman Ramsay