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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish øje, replaced native aue, from Old Danish øghæ, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk auga, auge, Icelandic auga, Faroese eyga and Swedish öga.
Pronunciation
Noun
øye n (definite singular øyet, indefinite plural øyne or øyer, definite plural øynene or øyene or øya)
- (anatomy) an eye
- et blått øye - a black eye
- med det blotte øye - with the naked eye
- eye (hole in a needle)
Derived terms
See also
References
- “øye” in The Bokmål Dictionary.