vitöga

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Swedish

Etymology

vit +‎ öga, from Old Swedish hvitø̄gha.

Noun

vitöga n

  1. (obsolete) sclera, the white of the eye

Usage notes

Obsolete other than in phrases along the pattern of se något i vitögat ("look something in the eye"), for example se döden i vitögat ("look death in the eye") and se sanningen i vitögat ("look truth in the eye").

Declension

Declension of vitöga
nominative genitive
singular indefinite vitöga vitögas
definite vitögat vitögats
plural indefinite vitögon vitögons
definite vitögonen vitögonens

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