Äugelein

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German

Noun

Äugelein n (strong, genitive Äugeleins, plural Äugelein)

  1. diminutive of Auge
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Plötzlich schweigt die liebe Kleine, / Wie vom eignen Wort erschreckt, / Und sie hat mit beiden Händchen / Ihre Äugelein bedeckt.
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Declension